friar
noun
fri·ar
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Definition of friar
: a member of a mendicant order
Examples of friar in a Sentence
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For instance, the entire idea of California having a singular El Camino Real that ran like a central artery through the state — connecting the 21 missions and acting as a path for the Franciscan friars — is a 20th century reinvention. — Julia Wick, latimes.com, "Essential California: For whom the mission bell tolls," 21 June 2019 It was completed by the 1740s as a two-story convento, where Spanish friars lived and worked. — Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, "Alamo’s oldest wall being studied in ‘unprecedented’ digs," 13 Aug. 2019 Stanford last year removed prominent references on campus to Junipero Serra, the Catholic friar who founded the first missions in California. — Tatiana Sanchez, SFChronicle.com, "As tensions flare over monuments, universities target California’s mission past," 4 July 2019 But there will also be a long-in-coming acknowledgment that our roots stretch back much further than that, and that there was a civilization here long before the soldiers and the friars showed up. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: San Diego celebrates 250 years with an overdue inclusive ceremony," 15 July 2019 Despite the viceroy’s instructions, the band of friars had zero interest in bartering. — Bruce Berger, WSJ, "‘Escalante’s Dream’ Review: Long Road Through the West," 12 July 2019 Serra Mesa is named for Spanish friar Junipero Serra. — Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Kearny Mesa & Serra Mesa: Rich military history, and I’ll have a boba with that," 30 June 2019 In this sense the bishop may resemble the hapless Johann Tetzel, a 16th century German Dominican friar whose name has become synonymous with the corrupt sale of indulgences. — William Mcgurn, WSJ, "When the Cardinal Sins," 30 July 2018 The friars were inspired to change the land’s use after Pope Francis wrote a letter in 2015 calling for action to combat climate change and pollution. — Yvonne Wenger, Washington Post, "Baltimore’s Franciscan Center to farm land in Howard County to help feed the city’s poor," 1 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'friar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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friar
noun
English Language Learners Definition of friar
: a member of a men's Roman Catholic group who is poor and studies or teaches about Christianity
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friar
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fri·ar
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Kids Definition of friar
: a member of a Roman Catholic religious order for men
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