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Dominican

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Do·min·i·can 1  (d-mn-kn)
adj.
Of or relating to the Dominican Republic or its people or culture.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic.
2. A person of Dominican ancestry.

Do·min·i·can 2  (d-mn-kn)
n. Roman Catholic Church
A member of an order of preaching friars established in 1216 by Saint Dominic.

Do·mini·can adj.

Dominican1
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church)
a.  a member of an order of preaching friars founded by Saint Dominic (original name Domingo de Guzman; ?1170-1221), the Spanish priest, in 1215; a Blackfriar
b.  a nun of one of the orders founded under the patronage of Saint Dominic
adj
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order

Dominican2
adj
(Placename) of or relating to the Dominican Republic or Dominica
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic or Dominica
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.DominicanDominican - a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
Dominican order - a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century
friar, mendicant - a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
2.Dominican - a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic - a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
West Indian - a native or inhabitant of the West Indies
Adj.1.Dominican - of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people; "the Dominican population"
2.Dominican - of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order; "Dominican monks"
Translations
Dominican [dəˈmɪnɪkən]
A. ADJdominicano
B. N
1. (Pol) → dominicano/a m/f
2. (Rel) → dominico m, dominicano m
C. CPD Dominican Republic NRepública f Dominicana
Dominican1 (Geog)
nDominikaner(in) m(f)

Dominican2 (Eccl)
nDominikaner m
adjDominikaner-, dominikanisch; Dominican monasteryDominikanerkloster nt
Dominican1 [dəˈmɪnɪkən] adj & n (Rel) → domenicano/a
Dominican1 [dəˈmɪnɪkən] adj & n (Rel) → domenicano/a
Dominican2 [dəˈmɪnɪkən] adj & n (Geog) → dominicano/a
Dominican2 [dəˈmɪnɪkən] adj & n (Geog) → dominicano/a


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I speak of the Dominican friars--men who wear a coarse, heavy brown robe and a cowl, in this hot climate, and go barefoot.
The Dominican and Franciscan friars, also, who had come to England in the thirteenth century, soon after the foundation of their orders in Italy, and who had been full at first of passionate zeal for the spiritual and physical welfare of the poor, had now departed widely from their early character and become selfish, luxurious, ignorant, and unprincipled.
One favourite volume was a small octavo edition of the Directorium Inquisitorum, by the Dominican Eymeric de Gironne; and there were passages in Pomponius Mela, about the old African Satyrs and OEgipans, over which Usher would sit dreaming for hours.
 
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