单词 | predicant |
释义 | predicant/ˈprɛdɪk(ə)nt /adjective archaic (Especially of the religious order of the Dominicans) characterized by preaching.If some predicant friar or Franciscan in the company happened to speak of a book he might like to hear read, the king would say: "Don't read it to me. noun archaic A preacher, especially a Dominican friar. OriginLate 16th century: from Latin praedicant- 'declaring', from the verb praedicare, in ecclesiastical Latin meaning 'preach'. |
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