Domingo de Guzman
- proper noun
- Domingo de Guzman was canonized as a saint for his role in founding the Dominican Order.
Examples
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Domingo de Guzman is remembered as a devout priest who founded the Dominican Order in the early 1200s.
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The Black Friars trace their origins back to Domingo de Guzman in the early thirteenth century.
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Many historical texts detail the influence Domingo de Guzman had on the spread of the Catholic faith.
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Did Domingo de Guzman really live in the 12th century?
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Domingo de Guzman founded the Dominican Order.
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Many artists have painted portraits of Domingo de Guzman, celebrating his influence on the Catholic Church.
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The teachings of Domingo de Guzman continue to inspire many religious communities today.
Synonyms
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A Spanish priest who started the Dominican order in the early 1200s
Surface Forms
Morphology
Domingo + de + Guzman
This is a proper name referring to a specific historical person; even if a learner knows the parts ('Domingo' possibly as a name or 'Sunday', 'de' = 'of', 'Guzman' as a surname) those meanings do not allow one to infer the referent or the fact that he founded the Dominican Order. Proper nouns are referential and culturally specific, so the biographical meaning is not compositionally derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Domingo de Guzman was a Spanish priest who founded the Dominican Order in the early 1200s. He and his followers wore white robes with a black cloak and were often called the 'Black Friars', and because he began that group his name now stands for the founder and the religious order he created.