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mendicant vs White Friar

White Friar vs mendicant

mendicant and White Friar both are nouns.

mendicant is an adjective but White Friar is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mendicant Yes Yes No No
White Friar Yes No No No
As nouns, White Friar is a hyponym of mendicant; that is, White Friar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mendicant:
  • mendicant: a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
  • White Friar: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
mendicant (noun) White Friar (noun)
a pauper who lives by begging 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
mendicant (adjective) White Friar (adjective)
practicing beggary
Difference between mendicant and White Friar

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