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Dominican

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Dominican

1
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a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order
2
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a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic
of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Dominican
1

n a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order

Synonyms:
Black Friar, Blackfriar, friar preacher
Examples:
Girolamo Savonarola
Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498)
Type of:
friar, mendicant
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

adj of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order

“Dominican monks”
2

n a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic

Type of:
West Indian
a native or inhabitant of the West Indies

adj of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people

“the Dominican population”
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