n.
Pronunciation: ˌ s ə l- ' pi-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: French sulpicien, from Compagnie de Saint- Sulpice Society of Saint Sulpice
Date: 1786
: a member of the Society of Priests of St. Sulpice founded by Jean Jacques Olier in Paris, France, in 1642 and dedicated to the teaching of seminarians