Definition of friar. Meaning of friar. Synonyms of friar

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Definition of friar

friar
Silversides Sil"ver*sides`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small fishes of the family Atherinid[ae], having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast (Menidia notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker. Brook silversides (Zo["o]l.), a small fresh-water North American fish (Labadesthes sicculus) related to the marine silversides.

Meaning of 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...
- Friar Park is a Victorian neo-Gothic mansion in Henley-on-Thames, England, construction began in 1889 and was completed in 1895. It was built for lawyer...
- ****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...
- Sarah Jane Friar OBE (born 24 December 1972) is an Irish-American business executive who is the chief financial officer of OpenAI since June 2024. She...
- meaning 'of the Order of Preachers'. Membership in the order includes friars, nuns, active sisters, and lay or secular Dominicans (formerly known as...
- "The Friar's Tale" (Middle English: The Freres Tale) is a story in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, told by Huberd the Friar. The story centers...
- 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...
- A friar is a term for a member of a religious order. Friar or Friars may also refer to: The Friars (club), American student club The Friars (Tasmania)...
- 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...
- Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Latin: Ordo Fratrum Minorum Capuccinorum; postnominal abbr. OFMCap) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the...