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fri·ar
 friar
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- pronunciation:
- fraI
 r
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition: |
a member of a male Roman Catholic religious order, esp. the Franciscan and Dominican mendicant orders; monk.
- similar words:
- mendicant, monastic
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| related words: |
brother, celibate, contemplative |
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