Dominican
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- noun
- /ˌdɒmɪˈnɪkən/
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- She became a Dominican in her twenties after feeling a deep call to serve her community through education.
- Dominicans and Franciscans
So, you know, Thomas Aquinas never quit being read and taught within the Dominicans and a few other orders who used him as well.
- So, you know, Thomas Aquinas never quit being read and taught within the Dominicans and a few other orders who used him as well.
Examples
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Meyer paid more attention to pastoral care, preaching, and the interaction of Dominicans with the outside world.
Academic text (2018) -
When Antioch was taken in 1268, a number of Dominicans were killed.
Academic text (2008) -
The Dominicans were divided to begin with about how to treat the Indians.
Academic text (2011) -
An imposing-looking Dominican in a black habit is preparing to speak to the crowd.
Blog text (10) -
So, you know, Thomas Aquinas never quit being read and taught within the Dominicans and a few other orders who used him as well.
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Fortunately for Thomas, anyway, the Dominicans, though mendicants, provided privileges for their scholars and abbots.
Fiction book (1995) -
Eventually two men appeared from the buildings and approached Attawalpa Vincente de Valverde, a Dominican Friar and an inexperienced native translator.
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Aidan Nichols writes a fine essay on the socialism of fellow English Dominicans like Vincent McNabb and Herbert McCabe.
Academic text (2009) -
Father Miguel, a brawny Dominican friar, dedicated his life to teaching philosophy to young students.
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The Dominican Order is known for its emphasis on preaching and the study of theology.
Synonyms
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A Catholic religious person who belongs to the Dominican order and wears a black cloak
A Roman Catholic religious man from the Dominican order who wears a black cloak and preaches
A man who belongs to the Dominican religious order and wears a black cloak
Compounds
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A country in the Caribbean occupying the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola next to Haiti
- Specialized
A tree from the Caribbean that gives hard reddish-brown wood used for fine furniture
A group of Catholic priests and brothers who follow Saint Dominic and are known for teaching and missionary work
Surface Forms
Morphology
Dominican = Dominic (transparent) = Dominic + an
Formed by the productive adjectival/relational suffix '-an' added to the name 'Dominic', a predictable derivation for learners who know the name or the order.
Etymology
Dominican comes from Saint Dominic, the man who started the religious order. The order took his name from the Latin Dominicus, meaning 'of the Lord', so a 'Dominican' is a member of Saint Dominic's order.