—used as a title equivalent to brother preceding the name of an Italian monk or friar
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The Rebel Moon director has set the drama as his next film and cast Stuart Martin and Fra Fee to star.—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025 Stuart Martin and Fra Fee, both of whom appeared in Snyder’s Rebel Moon movies, will star in the feature, an indie whose budget will be significantly lower than many of the epics Snyder has captained before.—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025 Reinforcing the artistic lineage between the Renaissance and Contemporary, Emin’s exhibition will be followed by a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of Fra Angelico, opening on 26th September, 2025.—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 Image Fra Angelico, the Renaissance artist and Dominican friar who was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1982, may be the best known.—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 At the Apollo 14 Fra Mauro site, the temperature dropped from 154.1 to minus 153 F (67.8 to minus 102 C) — a change of 307.1 F (169.8 C).—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025 Stephen Rea, David Morrissey, Martha Plimpton, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jason Flemyng, Harry Lloyd, Ali Suliman, Fra Fee and Joseph Mydell also star in the series alongside Woodall and Swindell.—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025 Favorite menu items include Shrimp Fra Diavolo, Shepherd’s Pie and Mushroom Gnocchi.—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
Word History
Etymology
Italian, short for frate, from Latin frater — more at brother
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