Carmelite vs friar
friar vs CarmeliteCarmelite and friar both are nouns.
Carmelite is an adjective but friar is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelite | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| friar | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
friar is a hypernym of
Carmelite; that is, friar is a
word with a broader meaning than Carmelite:
- Carmelite: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
- friar: a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
Other hypernyms of Carmelite include
mendicant.
| Carmelite (noun) | friar (noun) |
|---|---|
| a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers | a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms |
| Carmelite (adjective) | friar (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or relating to the Carmelite friars |
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