Friar (Noun)
Meaning
A male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The medieval town was home to a convent of friars who lived by the rule of Saint Francis.
- Brother Edward, a Dominican friar, was renowned for his stirring sermons on the power of faith.
- A young man entered the order as a novice and after a period of study was ordained as a friar.
- During his journey through the Italian countryside, the traveler sought lodging at a friar's humble abode.
- A member of the mendicant orders, the Franciscan friar roamed the city, asking for donations to support his monastery.