PREDICANT

Etymology

Adjective

predicant (comparative more predicant, superlative most predicant)

Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming.

(by extension) preaching

• N. Brit. Rev.

Noun

predicant (plural predicants)

Someone who predicates

Someone who preaches, especially a Dominican friar

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Pred"i*cant, a. Etym: [L. praedicans, -antis, p. pr. of praedicare. See Predicate.]

Definition: Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming; hence; preaching. "The Roman predicant orders." N. Brit. Rev.

Pred"i*cant, n.

Definition: One who predicates, affirms, or proclaims; specifically, a preaching friar; a Dominican.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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