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Recent Examples of friar
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.
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Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
Where to Go Assisi, the birthplace of Saint Francis, an iconic Italian friar and the founder of the Franciscan Order, is a great place to start your Umbrian adventure.
—Matteo Della Grazia, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
Father Patrick Mary Briscoe, a Dominican friar based in Rome, Italy, told Fox News Digital the Dozulé messages inspired curiosity in some circles.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Guido eventually became a Dominican friar, dedicating himself to making art within the mendicant order; after his death, in 1455, he became known as Fra Angelico, or the Angelic Friar.
—Louise Bokkenheuser, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
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Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
Where to Go Assisi, the birthplace of Saint Francis, an iconic Italian friar and the founder of the Franciscan Order, is a great place to start your Umbrian adventure.
—Matteo Della Grazia, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
Father Patrick Mary Briscoe, a Dominican friar based in Rome, Italy, told Fox News Digital the Dozulé messages inspired curiosity in some circles.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Guido eventually became a Dominican friar, dedicating himself to making art within the mendicant order; after his death, in 1455, he became known as Fra Angelico, or the Angelic Friar.
—Louise Bokkenheuser, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friar
Noun
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And Jim Kale and I were not exactly living the life of a Buddhist monk.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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The venerable monk was draped in his maroon and saffron robe, his bare feet looking ashen with dust, a few of his toes still blackened from his arduous walk.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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But those states also have Republican governors, who would have raised holy hell if their constituents had been menaced by these roving mobs of mendicants.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
28 Nov. 2025
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His eyes alternated between the mendicant and Bob.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
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Like any good country preacher, Jackson could move people to tears and move them to act.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Young African Methodist Episcopal preacher Theophilus Gould Steward traveled South from New Jersey to minister during the conflict.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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These people who see the theater as almost a monastic calling something of a higher order, and they’re brilliantly educated and funny.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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As the numbers of women at the highest echelons of learning continue to grow, women will likewise expand their ability to take leadership roles in their monastic and lay communities – helping to improve other nuns’ education and protecting Tibetan culture in the process.—
Darcie Price-Wallace,
The Conversation,
26 Sep. 2025
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa thanked the late reverend for his work to end South Africa’s apartheid system.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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De Niro plays a reverend in Los Angeles; Duvall is his homicide-detective brother.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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Mojtaba Khamenei, a mid-ranking cleric with influence within Iran's security forces and vast business networks under his father, had been seen as a frontrunner in the lead-up to the assembly vote.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The 56-year-old cleric is the son of the late ruler Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 during the opening phase of the war.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Phommasan, abbot of a temple in Snellville, Georgia, rejoined the monks near Washington and entered American University's arena in a wheelchair.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The most recent abbot, Father Charles Albanese, will be splitting time between Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey in Oregon and Santa Rita Abbey in Arizona.—
John Mossman,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
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The Vatican said in its daily bulletin Tuesday that Leo had accepted Sheleta’s resignation under the code of canon law for eastern rite churches that allows for the pope to agree if a bishop asks to step down.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Vatican said in its daily bulletin Tuesday that Leo had accepted Shaleta’s resignation under the code of canon law for Eastern Rite churches that allows for the pope to agree if a bishop asks to step down.—
Gregory Bull,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Friar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friar. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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