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Definition of Black friar
1. Noun. A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order.
Exact synonyms: Blackfriar, Dominican, Friar Preacher
Group relationships: Dominican Order
Generic synonyms: Friar, Mendicant
Specialized synonyms: Girolamo Savonarola, Savonarola
Group relationships: Dominican Order
Generic synonyms: Friar, Mendicant
Specialized synonyms: Girolamo Savonarola, Savonarola
Medical Definition of Black friar
1. A friar of the Dominican order; called also predicant and preaching friar; in France, Jacobin. Also, sometimes, a Benedictine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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