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DOMINIC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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