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The move is part of a nationwide reorganization of Franciscan churches that leaders of the religious order say will best serve parishioners by marshaling resources and putting their roughly 700 friars where they are needed most.
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Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2026
There had been 33 friars in the province before the uprising.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
There once lived an Italian friar named Joseph, an almost exact contemporary of Descartes.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
In the 13th century, German Dominican friar and scientist Albertus Magnus, was among the first to formally recognize and document European leafy mistletoe (Viscum album) as a plant parasite.
—Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
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Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2026
There had been 33 friars in the province before the uprising.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
There once lived an Italian friar named Joseph, an almost exact contemporary of Descartes.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
In the 13th century, German Dominican friar and scientist Albertus Magnus, was among the first to formally recognize and document European leafy mistletoe (Viscum album) as a plant parasite.
—Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for friar
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“Friar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friar. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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friar
noun
fri·ar
ˈfrī(-ə)r 
: a member of a Roman Catholic religious order for men
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