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Definition of Blackfriar

1. Noun. A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order.

Definition of Blackfriar

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of black friar) ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Blackfriar

Literary usage of Blackfriar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Glasgow by John M'Ure (1830)
"In the popish time it was call'd the blackfriar church, and went under that designation till it was ruin'd by a thunder-bolt in the year 1668* and now it is ..."

2. Old Dundee, Ecclesiastical, Burghal, and Social, Prior to the Reformation by Maxwell, Alexander, F.S.A. Scotland (1891)
"... ony skaith through down-taking of the blackfriar stanes, the same, ... done anent the disposition or selling of the blackfriar aisle suld nocht prejudge ..."

3. Glasghu Facies: A View of the City of Glasgow; Or, An Account of Its Origin by John M'Ure (1873)
"In the Popish time it was called the blackfriar Church, and went under that designation till it was ruined by a Thunder-bolt in the year 1688 [Oct. 29, ..."

4. The History of Glasgow by John M'Ure (1830)
"In the popish time it was call'd the blackfriar church, and went under that designation till it was ruin'd by a thunder-bolt in the year 1668* and now it is ..."

5. Old Dundee, Ecclesiastical, Burghal, and Social, Prior to the Reformation by Maxwell, Alexander, F.S.A. Scotland (1891)
"... ony skaith through down-taking of the blackfriar stanes, the same, ... done anent the disposition or selling of the blackfriar aisle suld nocht prejudge ..."

6. Glasghu Facies: A View of the City of Glasgow; Or, An Account of Its Origin by John M'Ure (1873)
"In the Popish time it was called the blackfriar Church, and went under that designation till it was ruined by a Thunder-bolt in the year 1688 [Oct. 29, ..."

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