White Friars

White Friars
 Carmelites.

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  • d White Friars or Carmelites — Friar Fri ar, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[ e]re brother, friar, fr. L. frater brother. See {Brother}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • white — [hwīt, wīt] adj. whiter, whitest [ME hwit < OE, akin to Ger weiss, ON hvitr, MDu wit < IE * kweid , to gleam, bright, white > WHEAT, OSlav švěšta, a light, candle] 1. having the color of pure snow or milk; of the color of radiated,… …   English World dictionary

  • friars — /frayarz/ An order of religious persons, of whom there were four principal branches, viz.: (1) Minors, Grey Friars, or Franciscans; (2) Augustines; (3) Dominicans, or Black Friars; (4) White Friars, or Carmelites, from whom the rest descend …   Black's law dictionary

  • friars — /frayarz/ An order of religious persons, of whom there were four principal branches, viz.: (1) Minors, Grey Friars, or Franciscans; (2) Augustines; (3) Dominicans, or Black Friars; (4) White Friars, or Carmelites, from whom the rest descend …   Black's law dictionary

  • Friars School, Bangor — Ysgol Friars is a comprehensive school in Bangor, Gwynedd, and one of the oldest schools in Wales.History1557 EstablishmentThe school was founded by Geoffrey Glyn, Doctor of Laws, who had been brought up in Anglesey and had followed a career in… …   Wikipedia

  • Friars Point, Mississippi — Infobox Settlement official name = Friars Point, Mississippi settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Friars Point, Mississippi… …   Wikipedia

  • White-headed Capuchin — Taxobox name = White headed CapuchinMSW3 Groves|pages=137|id=12100270] status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2008|assessors=Causado, J., Cuarón, A.D., Shedden, A., Rodríguez Luna, E. de Grammont, P.C.|year=2008|id=40020|title=Cebus …   Wikipedia

  • a Minors Gray Friars or Franciscans — Friar Fri ar, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[ e]re brother, friar, fr. L. frater brother. See {Brother}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • c Dominicans or Black Friars — Friar Fri ar, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[ e]re brother, friar, fr. L. frater brother. See {Brother}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Order of Friars Minor Capuchin — Abbreviation Capuchins, O.M.Cap., O.F.M. Cap., O.S.F.C., Capuchin Franciscans Formation 1520 Type Catholic religi …   Wikipedia

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