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friar

[frahy-er] / ˈfraɪ ər /
NOUN
abbot
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An image of Francis Bacon, the English lord chancellor, is mislabeled as the friar Roger Bacon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Cesareo, a Franciscan friar, said the "damaged" and "consumed" state of the bones showed that St Francis "gave himself completely" to his life's work.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

One of the earliest collections of Augustinian biographies she studied was written by a Florentine friar in the 1320s.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

A theologian who later became a Dominican friar, he revolutionised Church teachings with his 1971 book Theology of Liberation.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

“I am Brother Luke, a wandering friar, newly come to St. Mark’s. I have brought thee food, and, cause ’tis Friday, fish.”

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli




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