Blackfriar
51Dominican order — noun a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century • Hypernyms: ↑order, ↑monastic order • Member Meronyms: ↑Dominican, ↑Black Friar, ↑Blackfriar, ↑friar preacher …
52friar preacher — noun a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order • Syn: ↑Dominican, ↑Black Friar, ↑Blackfriar • Hypernyms: ↑friar, ↑mendicant • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Savonarola, ↑ …
53Girolamo Savonarola — noun Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the… …
54Savonarola — noun Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the… …
