friar

Friar is a related term of religious.

As nouns the difference between friar and religious

is that friar is a member of a mendicant christian order such as the augustinians, carmelites (white friars), franciscans (grey friars) or the dominicans (black friars) while religious is a member of a religious order, ie a monk or nun.

As an adjective religious is

concerning religion.

Friar is a related term of cleric.

As nouns the difference between friar and cleric

is that friar is a member of a mendicant christian order such as the augustinians, carmelites (white friars), franciscans (grey friars) or the dominicans (black friars) while cleric is a clergy member.

As nouns the difference between friar and priar

is that friar is a member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars) while priar is obsolete form of prayer.

As nouns the difference between frier and friar

is that frier is while friar is a member of a mendicant christian order such as the augustinians, carmelites (white friars), franciscans (grey friars) or the dominicans (black friars).

As nouns the difference between friar and briar

is that friar is a member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars) while briar is any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.

As nouns the difference between friar and fiar

is that friar is a member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars) while fiar is one in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a liferenter.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and friar

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while friar is a member of a mendicant christian order such as the augustinians, carmelites (white friars), franciscans (grey friars) or the dominicans (black friars).

As nouns the difference between friar and mendinant

is that friar is a member of a mendicant christian order such as the augustinians, carmelites (white friars), franciscans (grey friars) or the dominicans (black friars) while mendinant is (obsolete) a mendicant or begging friar.

As a noun friar

is a member of a mendicant christian order such as the augustinians, carmelites (white friars), franciscans (grey friars) or the dominicans (black friars).

As an adjective friarly is

befitting a friar.