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Definition of Blackfriar
1. Noun. A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order.
Group relationships: Dominican Order
Generic synonyms: Friar, Mendicant
Specialized synonyms: Girolamo Savonarola, Savonarola
Definition of Blackfriar
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of black friar) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Blackfriar
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1. The History of Glasgow by John M'Ure (1830)
"In the popish time it was call'd the blackfriar church, and went under that
designation till it was ruin'd by a thunder-bolt in the year 1668* and now it is ..."
2. Old Dundee, Ecclesiastical, Burghal, and Social, Prior to the Reformation by Maxwell, Alexander, F.S.A. Scotland (1891)
"... ony skaith through down-taking of the blackfriar stanes, the same, ...
done anent the disposition or selling of the blackfriar aisle suld nocht prejudge ..."
3. Glasghu Facies: A View of the City of Glasgow; Or, An Account of Its Origin by John M'Ure (1873)
"In the Popish time it was called the blackfriar Church, and went under that
designation till it was ruined by a Thunder-bolt in the year 1688 [Oct. 29, ..."
4. The History of Glasgow by John M'Ure (1830)
"In the popish time it was call'd the blackfriar church, and went under that
designation till it was ruin'd by a thunder-bolt in the year 1668* and now it is ..."
5. Old Dundee, Ecclesiastical, Burghal, and Social, Prior to the Reformation by Maxwell, Alexander, F.S.A. Scotland (1891)
"... ony skaith through down-taking of the blackfriar stanes, the same, ...
done anent the disposition or selling of the blackfriar aisle suld nocht prejudge ..."
6. Glasghu Facies: A View of the City of Glasgow; Or, An Account of Its Origin by John M'Ure (1873)
"In the Popish time it was called the blackfriar Church, and went under that
designation till it was ruined by a Thunder-bolt in the year 1688 [Oct. 29, ..."
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