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Webster 1913 Edition


Predicant

Pred′i-cant

,
Adj.
[L.
praedicans
,
-antis
, p. pr. of
praedicare
. See
Predicate
.]
Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming; hence; preaching.
“The Roman predicant orders.”
N. Brit. Rev.

Pred′i-cant

,
Noun.
One who predicates, affirms, or proclaims; specifically, a preaching friar; a Dominican.

Webster 1828 Edition


Predicant

PRED'ICANT

,
Noun.
[L. proedicans, proedico.]
One that affirms any thing.

Definition 2024


predicant

predicant

See also: prédicant

English

Adjective

predicant (comparative more predicant, superlative most predicant)

  1. Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming.
  2. (by extension) preaching
    • N. Brit. Rev.
      The Roman predicant orders.

Noun

predicant (plural predicants)

  1. Someone who predicates
  2. Someone who preaches, especially a Dominican friar