Dom·i·nic (d m  -n k), Saint 1170?-1221. Spanish-born priest who preached against the Albigensian heresy and founded the Dominican order of friars (1216). |
Dominic [ˈdɒmɪnɪk]
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(Biographies / Dominic, Saint (?1170-1221) M, Spanish, RELIGION: clergyman, RELIGION: saint) Saint. original name Domingo de Guzman. ?1170-1221, Spanish priest; founder of the Dominican order. Feast day: Aug. 7
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| Noun | 1. |  Dominic - (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
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