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Meaning of 'dominican' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dominican [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religions communities named from him.
2 . Dominican [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'dominican' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dominican [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order
Example in sentence:
  • Dominican monks
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people
Example in sentence:
  • the Dominican population

Nearby Words:

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