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friar Synonyms

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• noun (Context 1)

A member of any of certain religious mendicant orders of men in the Roman Catholic Church, especially the Franciscans, Dominicans, Augustinians, or Carmelites, who combine monastic vows with active ministry in the wider community.

Usage Example

"The Franciscan mendicant spent his mornings tending the community garden and his afternoons distributing food to the poor."

Strong
mendicant
brother
monk
Weak
religious

• Nearby Words

fretfully
fretfulness
fretless
friar
friarbird
friary
fricassee

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Friar. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/friar
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