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White friar
White friar White" fri`ar (Eccl.) A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite.

Meaning of White friar from wikipedia

- A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders in the Roman Catholic Church. There are also friars outside of the Roman Catholic Church, such as within...
- because of which cloak they therefore colloquially were denominated "White Friars". The ****imilation of the Carmelites as a mendicant order in 1326 by...
- takes its name from the medieval Carmelite religious house, known as the White Friars, that lay here between about 1247 and 1538. Only a crypt remains today...
- is guarded by a Grade-II-listed, probably 18th-century, statue of a White Friar. The park is open to walkers only, without dogs, between 11 a.m. and...
- The Providence Friars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Providence College, located in Providence, Rhode Island. They compete in the...
- ****isi, these orders include three independent orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor being the largest contemporary male order), orders for nuns such as...
- Friar Tuck is one of the Merry Men, the band of heroic outlaws in the folklore of Robin Hood. The figure of the jovial friar was common in the May Games...
- The Friars Club was a private club in New York City. Famous for its risqué roasts, the club's membership is composed mostly of people who work in show...
- Friar Bacon and Friar Bun****, originally entitled The Honorable Historie of Frier Bacon and Frier Bon****, is an Elizabethan era stage play, a comedy written...
- Friar Laurence or Friar Lawrence is a character in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence is a friar who plays the part of a wise...