Best Alternative Words for BLACK FRIAR
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clergy | nounn | |||||||
noun • in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) | ||||||||
friar | nounn | |||||||
noun • a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms | ||||||||
monk | nounn | |||||||
noun • a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work • United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982) | ||||||||
religious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity • of or relating to clergy bound by monastic vows noun • a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience adjective satellite • concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church • extremely scrupulous and conscientious | ||||||||
religious person | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who manifests devotion to a deity | ||||||||
blackfriar | nounn | |||||||
noun • a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order | ||||||||
dominican | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people • of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order noun • a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order • a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic | ||||||||
friar preacher | nounn | |||||||
noun • a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order |