As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
predicant (comparative more predicant, superlative most predicant)
Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming.
(by extension) preaching
• N. Brit. Rev.
predicant (plural predicants)
Someone who predicates
Someone who preaches, especially a Dominican friar
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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
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.