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ST. DOMINIC

Overview

ST. DOMINIC (noun)
  The noun ST. DOMINIC has 1 sense:

1. (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)play

  Familiarity information: ST. DOMINIC used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


ST. DOMINIC (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Domingo de Guzman; Dominic; Saint Dominic; St. Dominic

Instance hypernyms:

priest (a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders)

saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)

Domain category:

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)


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