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predicant
CIDE DICTIONARY
predicant, a. [L. praedicans, -antis, p. pr. of praedicare. See Predicate.].
Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming; hence; preaching. N. Brit. Rev. [1913 Webster]
predicant, n.
One who predicates, affirms, or proclaims; specifically, a preaching friar; a Dominican. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
predicant, adj. & n.
--adj. hist. (of a religious order, esp. the Dominicans) engaged in preaching.
--n.
1 hist. a predicant person, esp. a Dominican friar.
2 S.Afr. = PREDIKANT.
--adj. hist. (of a religious order, esp. the Dominicans) engaged in preaching.
--n.
1 hist. a predicant person, esp. a Dominican friar.
2 S.Afr. = PREDIKANT.
Etymology
L praedicans part. of praedicare (as PREDICATE)
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