predicant

  • 11predicant — /pred i keuhnt/, adj. 1. preaching: a predicant religious order. n. 2. a preacher. [1580 90; < L praedicant (s. of praedicans), prp. of praedicare to PREACH; see ANT] * * * …

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  • 12predicant — /ˈprɛdɪkənt/ (say predikuhnt) adjective 1. preaching. –noun 2. Obsolete a preacher, especially a member of a predicant order. {Latin praedicānt , stem of present participle of praedicāre to preach} …

  • 13predicant — 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. Etymology: L praedicans part. of praedicare (as PREDICATE) …

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  • 14Predicant, der — Der Predicánt, S. Prädicant …

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  • 15PRÉDICANT — s. m. On appelle ainsi Un ministre de la religion protestante, dont la fonction est de prêcher. Tous les prédicants furent bannis. Il ne s emploie guère que par dénigrement …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 16predicant — 1. adjective a) That predicates b) That preaches 2. noun a) Someone who predicates b) Someone who preaches, especially a Dominican friar …

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  • 17predicant — pre|di|cant Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …

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  • 18predicant — pred|i|cant [ predıkənt ] noun count 1. ) a priest in the Dutch Protestant church in South Africa 2. ) a member of a religious group, especially the Dominicans, who go from place to place PREACHING …

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  • 19predicant — predɪkÉ™nt n. preacher, sermonizer, one who lectures on religious or moral issues …

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  • 20predicant — [ prɛdɪk(ə)nt] archaic adjective (especially of the religious order of the Dominicans) characterized by preaching. noun a preacher, especially a Dominican friar. Origin C16: from L. praedicant declaring , from praedicare, in eccles. L. meaning&#8230; …

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