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Franciscan vs friar

friar vs Franciscan

Franciscan and friar both are nouns.

Franciscan is an adjective but friar is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Franciscan Yes Yes No No
friar Yes No No No
As nouns, friar is a hypernym of Franciscan; that is, friar is a word with a broader meaning than Franciscan:
  • Franciscan: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
  • friar: a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
Other hypernyms of Franciscan include mendicant.
Franciscan (noun) friar (noun)
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
Franciscan (adjective) friar (adjective)
of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him
Difference between Franciscan and friar

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