DOMINICAN


Meaning of DOMINICAN in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. of or relating to St Dominic or the order of preaching friars which he founded in 1215-16.

2 of or relating to either of the two orders of female religious founded on Dominican principles.

--n. a Dominican friar, nun, or sister (see also Black Friar).

Etymology: med.L Dominicanus f. Dominicus L name of Domingo de Guzm{aacute}n (St Dominic)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.