black friar

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

black friar

Where it comes from

Named from the black mantles that they wore over white woollen habits.

noun black friars · blackfriar

A member of the religious order of the Dominicans.
Similar: Dominican, preaching friar, Friar Preacher

Translations

Every language

noun a member of the religious order of the Dominicans

Português	dominicano

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"black friar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/black%20friar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

black friar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/black%20friar

Chicago

"black friar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/black%20friar.

BibTeX

@misc{black_friar_2026,
  title = {black friar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/black%20friar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}