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Definition of Dominican
: a member of a mendicant order of friars founded by St. Dominic in 1215 and dedicated especially to preaching
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“Dominican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dominican. Accessed 17 May. 2021.
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: a member of a Roman Catholic group of friars founded in 1215 by St. Dominic
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The first known use of Dominican was in 1534
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