- BLACK FRIARS
- a common name for the Dominican Order derived from their black hood.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
BLACK FRIARS
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Black Friars — A house of Dominican Friars near Ludgate on the site known later as the precinct of Blackfriars. Founded in 1221, by Hubert de Burgh, who gave the Friars land in Holborn for their house. Gift confirmed to the Canons of the Preaching Friars… … Dictionary of London
black friars — Dominican Do*min i*can, prop. n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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black friars — noun The religious order of the Dominicans … Wiktionary
Black friars — Colloquial term for the Dominicans … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
BLACK FRIARS — monks of the Dominican order; name of a district in London where they had a monastery … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Black Friars — Черные монахи1 … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
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
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 preachers — Dominican Do*min i*can, prop. n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
