GREY FRIAR Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the phrase grey friar. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| 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 | ||||||
| churchman | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders | ||||||
| clergy | nounn | |||||
noun • in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) | ||||||
| clergyman | nounn | |||||
noun • a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | ||||||
| friar | nounn | |||||
noun • a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| franciscan | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him noun • a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order | ||||||
