white friar

1. 1.

   a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers

   SynonymsCarmelite

   Broaderfriar

   Part ofCarmelite order

Questions about white friar

What does white friar mean?

white friar means "a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers".

What is another word for white friar?

Close synonyms include Carmelite. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.