Brother and Friar

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Brother

Brother noun - A male with the same parents as someone else.

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Friar is a synonym for brother in monk topic. In some cases you can use "Friar" instead a noun "Brother", when it comes to topics like person, abbot. popular alternative

Nearby Words: brotherhood, brotherly

Friar

Friar noun - A male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms.

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Brother is a synonym for friar in monk topic. You can use "Brother" instead a noun "Friar", if it concerns topics such as person, abbot. popular alternative

Nearby Words: friary, frier

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beloved	beloved brother	beloved friar
old	old brother	old friar
good	good brother	good friar
real	real brother	real friar
Other adjectives: young, elder.

Both words in one sentence

As a pious Protestant he was nicknamed "Bruder Johnannes" (brother or friar John).

Source: Useful Notes / The Presidents of Germany
The bridge collapse is witnessed by Brother Juniper, a Franciscan friar who was in Peru trying to convert the natives to Christianity.

Source: Literature / The Bridge of San Luis Rey
When the pigs' owner confronted Brother Juniper about the incident, the friar couldn't understand why anyone would object to such a charitable act.

Source: Cloudcuckoolander / Other

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