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Webster 1913 Edition
Dominican
Do-min′i-can
,p
rop.
Adj.
[NL.
Dominicanus
, fr. Dominicus
, Dominic
, the founder: cf. F. Dominicain
.] Of or pertaining to
St. Dominic
(Dominic de Guzman
), or to the religious communities named from him. Dominican nuns
, an order of nuns founded by
– St. Dominic
, and chiefly employed in teaching. Dominican tertiaries
the third order of St. Dominic. See
Tertiary
.Do-min′i-can
,p
rop.
Noun.
(Eccl. Hist.)
One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807. The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is always a Dominican friar. The Dominicans are called also
preaching friars
, friars preachers
, black friars
(from their black cloak), brothers of St. Mary
, and in France, Jacobins
. Webster 1828 Edition
Dominican
DOMINICAN
,Adj.
Definition 2024
Dominican
Dominican
English
Noun
Dominican (plural Dominicans)
- A person from the Dominican Republic or of its descent.
- A person from the Commonwealth of Dominica or of its descent.
- A member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic.
Synonyms
- (member of religious order): black friar
Translations
from Dominican Republic
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from Dominica
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member of religious order
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Adjective
Dominican (comparative more Dominican, superlative most Dominican)
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Dominican Republic, or its people.
- Of, from, or pertaining to Dominica, or its people.
- Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order.
Translations
from the Dominican Republic
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from Dominica
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of or belonging to the religious order
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