capuchin (friar)
11Friar — A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.Friars and monksFriars differ from monks in that they are called to a life of poverty in service to a community, rather than cloistered asceticism and devotion. Whereas monks live cloistered away …
12friar minor conventual — noun (plural friars minor conventual) Usage: usually capitalized F&M&C : a friar belonging to a division of the Franciscan order that follows a modified rule of St. Francis * * * pl. Friars Minor Conventual. Rom. Cath. Ch. a friar belonging to a… …
13Friar Minor Capuchin — pl. Friars Minor Capuchin. Rom. Cath. Ch. capuchin (def. 4). * * * …
14Capuchin — [ kapʊtʃɪn] noun 1》 a friar belonging to a strict branch of the Franciscan order. 2》 a cloak and hood formerly worn by women. 3》 (capuchin) a South American monkey with a cowl like cap of hair on the head. [Genus Cebus: four species.] 4》… …
15Friar Minor — pl. Friars Minor. Rom. Cath. Ch. a friar belonging to the branch of the Franciscan order that observes the strict rule of St. Francis. Cf. capuchin (def. 4), Friar Minor Conventual. [1520 30] * * * …
16Friar Minor Conventual — pl. Friars Minor Conventual. Rom. Cath. Ch. a friar belonging to a branch of the Franciscan order that separated from the Observants in the 15th century, and that observes a modification of the rule of St. Francis. Also called Conventual. Cf.… …
17capuchin — n. 1 a Franciscan friar of the new rule of 1529. 2 a cloak and hood formerly worn by women. 3 (capuchin) a any monkey of the genus Cebus of S. America, with cowl like head hair. b a variety of pigeon with head and neck feathers resembling a cowl …
18capuchin — n. Franciscan, Minorite, Gray Friar …
19capuchin — cap•u•chin [[t]ˈkæp yʊ tʃɪn, ʃɪn[/t]] n. 1) mam any New World monkey of the genus Cebus, having a prehensile tail and tufts of hair on the head 2) clo a hooded cloak for women 3) rel (cap.) a friar belonging to the Franciscan order that observes… …
20Friar Minor — /fraɪə ˈmaɪnə/ (say fruyuh muynuh) noun (plural Friars Minor) a member of one of the monastic orders derived from the order founded by St Francis of Assisi. Compare Capuchin …
