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Friar Preacher — pl. Friars Preachers. a Dominican friar. [1150 1200; ME frer prechour] * * * … Universalium
preacher — /pree cheuhr/, n. 1. a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel. 2. a person who preaches. 3. See Friar Preacher. [1175 1225; ME precho(u)r < OF prech(e)or, earlier preëch(e)or < LL praedicator. See PREACH, OR2] * * * … Universalium
Preacher — is a term the for someone who preaches sermons or gives homilies. Some believe a preacher is distinct from a theologian by focusing on the communication of the doctrine rather than the development of the doctrine. Others see preaching and… … Wikipedia
Friar’s Tale, The — by Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1390) The Friar’s Tale is one of Chaucer’s comic CANTERBURY TALES. Told by the pilgrim Friar, the quintessence of venality himself, the tale satirizes the abuses of summoners (officers of the ecclesiastical court)… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
preacher — Synonyms and related words: Boanerges, chalk talker, churchman, circuit rider, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, discourser, divine, ecclesiastic, evangelist, expositor, expounder, homilist, lector, lecturer, minister, parson,… … Moby Thesaurus
Black Friar — noun a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order • Syn: ↑Dominican, ↑Blackfriar, ↑friar preacher • Hypernyms: ↑friar, ↑mendicant • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Savonarola … Useful english dictionary
Popular sermon of the medieval friar — The Franciscan and Dominican friars are members of mendicant orders who, beginning in the thirteenth century, preached the popular sermon on Sundays, Feast Days, all of Lent, sometimes during the Advent season, at funerals, at church dedications … Wikipedia
Richard (Franciscan Preacher) — Richard † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Richard A Friar minor and preacher, appearing in history between 1428 and 1431, whose origin and nationality are unknown. He is sometimes called the disciple of St. Bernardine of Sienna and of St.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Dominican Order — For the Caribbean nation, see Dominican people. Order of Preachers Ordo Praedicatorum Abbreviation OP, Dominicans, Blackfriars Motto … Wikipedia
Abraham a Sancta Clara — • A Discalced Augustinian friar, preacher, and author of popular books of devotion (1644 1709) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abraham a Sancta Clara Abraham a Sancta Clara … Catholic encyclopedia
