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Today, there are some 2,800 Augustinian friars in almost 50 countries worldwide.
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Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
As the first Augustinian friar to become pope, Leo is expected by Augustinians to emphasize missionary outreach and the importance of listening widely before making decisions, both central to the Augustinian way of life.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The sanctuary, which is managed by Augustinian friars, has been a place of pilgrimage since the 15th century, and the previous Pope Leo elevated it to a minor basilica and expanded the adjacent convent in the early 1900s.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Prevost, 69, is the first Augustinian friar to become pope, the Vatican News reported.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 9 May 2025
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Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
As the first Augustinian friar to become pope, Leo is expected by Augustinians to emphasize missionary outreach and the importance of listening widely before making decisions, both central to the Augustinian way of life.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The sanctuary, which is managed by Augustinian friars, has been a place of pilgrimage since the 15th century, and the previous Pope Leo elevated it to a minor basilica and expanded the adjacent convent in the early 1900s.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Prevost, 69, is the first Augustinian friar to become pope, the Vatican News reported.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friar
Noun
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Guests can access the trail, meditate with the resident Buddhist monk, go whitewater rafting on the Mo Chhu river, and visit the picturesque Punakha Dzong, a centuries-old fortress.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Balenciaga was like a monk and never left his monastery.—
James Fallon,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Unlike monks who withdrew from ordinary life, mendicants stressed a life of poverty, spent in travel from town to town to preach and help the poor.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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Augustinians are mendicants, like the Franciscans, Dominicans, and Carmelites.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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One recent Sunday evening, about 200 filled a Cincinnati church where preachers from several faith backgrounds urged them to demand his freedom.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Their uncompromising moral clarity shaped the conscience of the West, later echoed by Christian preachers crusading for abolition, civil rights, and human dignity.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Explore medieval monastic ruins on Innisfallen Island, and immerse yourself in ancient silence.—
Andrea Bussell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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While the Thai Buddhism depicted in The White Lotus is not completely realistic, there are several authentic ways to engage deeply with Buddhism, ranging from offering donations to short meditation retreats to ordination as a monastic.—
Brooke Schedneck,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2025
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His tenure lasted 33 years, according to parish secretary Paulita Payton-Murphy, in an application to dedicate the name of the church’s street to the reverend.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This, of course, is the moment when Lord Lovat appears at the birthing chamber with a local reverend.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Husseini attempted to ply him with patronage, appointing him imam of a new mosque, but the cleric’s burgeoning following augured poorly for Husseini’s grip on power.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Soliman is known as an elegant dresser, but his apartment was in bachelor-pad disarray, a reflection of his long hours at the hospital and the abruptness of his detention, said his friends, also clerics.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Clarke, who was the abbot of St. Mary’s Abbey from 1975 to 1995, died in 2019.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
23 Aug. 2025
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The abbots also disputed her claims of being underpaid and forced into long hours of secular work.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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The bishop had no recollection of meeting Wilson’s husband.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Christian city was a significant bishop's seat in the region during the Byzantine era.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Friar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friar. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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