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Meaning of WHITE FRIAR

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order
 
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 Synonyms: Carmelite
 
 See Also: friar, mendicant, Roman Catholic

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\White" fri`ar\ (Eccl.)
A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the
white cloaks worn by the order. See {Carmelite}.
 

 

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