Meaning

1 senses
  1. A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order.

    a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers

Origin

From the white cloaks they wore.

From the white cloaks they wore.

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Forms

plural: White Friars
SingularWhite Friar
PluralWhite Friars

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers:Carmelite

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