Dominican

/dəˈmɪnəkən/

/dəˈmɪnɪkən/

Other forms: Dominicans

Definitions of Dominican

1. noun

   a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
   synonyms: Black Friar, Blackfriar, friar preacher

   examples:

   Girolamo Savonarola

   Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498)

   type of:

   friar, mendicant

   a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
2. adjective

   of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order
   “Dominican monks”
3. noun

   a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic
   type of:

   West Indian

   a native or inhabitant of the West Indies
4. adjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people
   “the Dominican population”