FRIARS Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word friars. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word friars. (close relations)

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	clergy				nounn
	noun • in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
	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
	brothers				nounn
	noun • a male with the same parents as someone else • (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address • a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) • a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities • used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
	mendicants				nounn
	noun • a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms • a pauper who lives by begging adjective satellite • practicing beggary
	monks				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)
	brother				nounn
	noun • a male with the same parents as someone else • (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address • a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) • a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities • used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
	father				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) • `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military • the founder of a family • (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom • God when considered as the first person in the Trinity • a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization • a person who founds or establishes some institution • the head of an organized crime family verb • make (offspring) by reproduction
	mendicant				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms • a pauper who lives by begging adjective satellite • practicing beggary
	frater				nounn
	noun • A monk. • A frater house. • A comrade.

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Here is a list of related hypernyms for friars, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.

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