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Sulpician
Sul-pi′cian
,Noun.
[So called after the parish of St.
Sulpice
in Paris, of which the founder, Jean Jacques Olier, was pastor in 1643.] (R. C. Ch.)
One of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to educate men for the ministry. The order was introduced soon afterwards into Canada, and in 1791 into the United States.
[Written also
Sulpitian
.] Definition 2024
Sulpician
Sulpician
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Sulpician (plural Sulpicians)
- (historical) One of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to educate men for the ministry, and later introduced into Canada and the United States.