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  • Spanish-born priest who preached against the Albigensian heresy and founded the Dominican order of friars (1216).

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  • proper noun A male given name, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order.

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  • noun (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)

Etymologies

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Late Latin Dominicus, derived from dominus "lord".

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Examples

  • Steig's Dominic is a long time favorite and I hope lots of people see Martha's blurb and run right out to get it for a road trip.

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  • But meanwhile, let us not forget that the coming of the Friars was a moral protest too; and in that moral protest the sons of St. Dominic from the first took, and were meant to take, their full part; Cherubim and Seraphim must hymn together the dazzling holiness of God.

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  • But the Lions do have an undersized but feisty center in Dominic Raiola, a two-year captain.

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  • But meanwhile, let us not forget that the coming of the Friars was a moral protest too; and in that moral protest the sons of St. Dominic from the first took, and were meant to take, their full part; Cherubim and Seraphim must hymn together the dazzling holiness of God.

    Liturgy 2009

  • I'm really into this one called Dominic their album Nord...oh, i want this!

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  • So eventually, one day, I picked up the information and I called Dominic right away about 3: 00 or 4: 00 in the morning on the 15th.

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  • Dominic is working on an album now that should see release by this next Spring, as well as a promise of a single or two to come, and this song is "something of a warm up track for him" according to Sam - if this is a warm-up, I can't wait to hear more of his work.

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  • Dominic is working on an album now that should see release by this next Spring, as well as a promise of a single or two to come, and this song is "something of a warm up track for him" according to Sam - if this is a warm-up, I can't wait to hear more of his work.

    The real reason (Music (For Robots)) 2006

  • Nice names, I've a brother called Dominic with a "c".

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  • Mathieu Amalric shows promise as the snaky villain Dominic Greene, but he’s ultimately defeated by the weak material.

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