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gray friar

 

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Noun gray friar has 1 sense
  1. Franciscan, Gray Friar - a Roman Catholic friar wearing the gray habit of the Franciscan order
    --1 is a kind of friar, mendicant
    --1 is a member of Franciscan order

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Gray Friar

Noun

1. A mendicant friar belonging to a religious community of the Franciscan order, known as the 'Franciscan Grey Friars' because of the color of their habits.

Example sentence: The gray friar walked barefoot through the streets, chanting prayers for the poor and needy.

Noun

2. (Local) A colloquial term referring to a ghost or spirit of a friar, often dressed in a gray habit.

Example sentence: According to local legends, the old abbey is haunted by the ghostly apparition of a gray friar.

Adjective

3. Having the color gray.

Example sentence: She painted her bedroom walls in a soothing shade of gray friar to create a peaceful ambiance.

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