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White Friar¹

Where it comes from

From the white cloaks they wore.

noun White Friars

  1. A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order.

    Similar: Carmelite

white friar²

Where it comes from

Named from the white mantles that they wore over brown habits.

noun white friars · whitefriar · Whitefriar · White Friar

  1. A member of the religious order of the Carmelites.

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@misc{white_friar_2026,
  title = {white friar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/white%20friar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}