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mendicant vs friar preacher

friar preacher vs mendicant

mendicant and friar preacher both are nouns.

mendicant is an adjective but friar preacher is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mendicant Yes Yes No No
friar preacher Yes No No No
As nouns, friar preacher is a hyponym of mendicant; that is, friar preacher 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
  • friar preacher: a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
mendicant (noun) friar preacher (noun)
a pauper who lives by begging a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
mendicant (adjective) friar preacher (adjective)
practicing beggary
Difference between mendicant and friar preacher

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