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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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