Frater is the Latin word for

brother A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

. *In Roman Catholicism, a

monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

who is not a priest Frater may also refer to:

People

Surname

Alexander Frater Alexander Russell Frater (3 January 1937 – 1 January 2020) was a British travel writer and journalist. Described by Miles Kington as 'the funniest man who wrote for Punch (magazine), ''Punch'' since the war', Frater is best known for his vario ...

(1937–2020), New Hebrides travel writer and journalist *

Anne Frater Anne Frater (b. 1967) is a Scottish poet. She was born in Stornoway ( Steòrnabhagh), in Lewis on the Western Isles (na h-Eileanan Siar). She was brought up in the village of Upper Bayble (Pabail Uarach) in the district of Point, a small community ...

, Scottish poet from Bayble, Outer Hebrides *

Benjamin Frater Benjamin Frater (1979–2007), also known as "The Catholic Yak", was an Australian poet. Biography Frater grew up in Western Sydney, and attended the University of Wollongong. He published one book of poetry Poetry (derived from the ...

(1979–2007), Australian poet *

George Frater George Frater (27 July 1876 – 9 October 1968) was a Scottish professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played at representative level for Other Nationalities ( captain), and Lancashire, and at club level for O ...

, Scottish rugby player active 1896–1905 * György Fráter (1482–1551), Croatian nobleman and monk *

Kevaughn Frater Kevaughn Frater (born 14 December 1994) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club New Mexico United. Club career Frater was part of the Harbour View squad since he was sixteen years old, before signing on loan ...

(born 1994), Jamaican footballer *

Lindel Frater Lindel Frater (born 13 November 1977 in Trelawny, Jamaica) is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events. He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games, reaching the semi-finals in the 100 m and finishing fourth i ...

(born 1977), Jamaican sprinter * Lóránd Fráter, (1872-1930), Hungarian composer *

Michael Frater Michael Frater O.D (born 6 October 1982) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event. He has al ...

(born 1982), Jamaican sprinter * Rhiannon Frater, American author *

Robert Frater (cricketer) Robert Frater (24 February 1902 – 17 August 1968) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played fifteen first-class matches for Auckland between 1918 and 1932. See also * List of Auckland representative cricketers This is a list of all cric ...

(1902–1968), New Zealand cricketer * Robert Frater (fencer) (born 1887), British Olympic fencer * Tony Van Frater (died 2015), guitarist for British band Red Alert * Viktoria Frater, Hungarian

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

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Frater Achad Charles Robert Stansfeld Jones (; 1886–1950), aka Frater Achad, was an occultist and ceremonial magician. An early aspirant to the A∴A∴ (the 20th to be admitted as a Probationer, in December 1909) who "claimed" the grade of Magister Temp ...

(Charles Stansfeld Jones; 1886–1950), English occultist *

Frater Albertus Frater Albertus Spagyricus (Albert Richard Riedel) born May 5,(1911–1984); founder of the Paracelsus Research Society in Salt Lake City, which later evolved into the Paracelsus College. Based on the Paracelsian concept of three essentials, Bo ...

(1911–1984), American alchemist and teacher *

Frater Eratus Karl Spiesberger (29 October 1904 – 1 January 1992) was a German mystic, occultist, Germanic revivalist and Runosophist. He is most well known for his revivalism and usage of the Sidereal Pendulum for divination and dowsing and for his anti- ...

(Karl Spiesberger; 1904–1992), German mystic and occultist * Frater Perdurabo (Aleister Crowley; 1875–1947), English occultist * Frater Progradior (

Frank Bennett (occultist) Frank Bennett (1868 – November 1930) was an Australian disciple of occultist Aleister Crowley a member and later head of the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) in that country. He was a member of Crowley’s A∴A∴ and is often referred to by one of ...

; 1868–1930), Australian occultist * Frater Saturnus (

Karl Germer Karl Johannes Germer (22 January 1885 – 25 October 1962), also known as ''Frater Saturnus'', was a German occultist and the United States representative and later a successor of author and occultist Aleister Crowley as the Outer Head of the Ord ...

; 1885–1962), German occultist * Frater U.: D.: (Ralph Tegtmeier; born 1952), German occultist

Other

Frater House North American fraternity and sorority housing refers largely to the houses or housing areas in which Fraternities and sororities, fraternity and sorority members live and work together. In addition to serving as housing, fraternity and sororit ...

, a house where fraternity or sorority members live and work together * Frater, Ontario, a community in the Unorganized North Algoma District, Ontario, Canada *

Refectory A refectory (also frater, frater house, fratery) is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions. One of the places the term is most often used today is in graduate seminaries. The name derives from the Lat ...

, sometimes called a ''frater'', a dining hall in a monastery or boarding school * ''The Frater'', publication of

Psi Omega Psi Omega () is an international professional fraternity for Dentistry. It was founded on June 8, 1892, ''"to maintain the standards of the profession, to encourage scientific investigation and literary culture."'' Psi Omega is the third profess ...

, an American fraternity of dentists * Frater Superior, the head of

Ordo Templi Orientis Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.; ) is an occult initiatory organization founded at the beginning of the 20th century. The origins of the O.T.O. can be traced back to the German-speaking occultists Carl Kellner, Heinrich Klein, Franz Hartmann and T ...

, an international fraternal and religious organization * Frater (

lingua sistemfrater Frater (lingua sistemfrater), an ''a posteriori'' international auxiliary language, published in ''Frater (Lingua sistemfrater). The simplest International Language Ever Constructed'', in 1957 by the Vietnamese linguist Phạm Xuân Thái. Ph� ...

), a constructed language