(n)(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221), Syn.Domingo de Guzman, St. Dominic, Saint Dominic

dominica

(n)a country on the island of Dominica, Syn.Commonwealth of Dominica

dominica

(n)a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians

dominical

(adj)of or relating to or coming from Jesus Christ

dominical

(adj)of or relating to Sunday as the Lord's Day

dominican

(n)a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order, Syn.Blackfriar, Black Friar, friar preacher

dominican

(n)a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic

dominican

(adj)of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people

dominican

(adj)of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order

dominican dollar

(n)the basic unit of money in Dominica

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dominical

a. [ LL. dominicalis, for L. dominicus belonging to a master or lord (dominica dies the Lord's day), fr. dominus master or lord: cf. F. dominical. See Dame. ] 1. Indicating, or pertaining to, the Lord's day, or Sunday. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to, or given by, our Lord; as, the dominical (or Lord's) prayer. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some words altered in the dominical Gospels. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dominical altar (Eccl.), the high altar. --
Dominical letter, the letter which, in almanacs, denotes Sunday, or the Lord's day (dies Domini). The first seven letters of the alphabet are used for this purpose, the same letter standing for Sunday during a whole year (except in leap year, when the letter is changed at the end of February). After twenty-eight years the same letters return in the same order. The dominical letters go backwards one day every common year, and two every leap year; e. g., if the dominical letter of a common year be G, F will be the dominical letter for the next year. Called also Sunday letter. Cf. Solar cycle, under Cycle, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dominical

n. The Lord's day or Sunday; also, the Lord's prayer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Dominican

prop. n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807. The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is always a Dominican friar. The Dominicans are called also preaching friars, friars preachers, black friars (from their black cloak), brothers of St. Mary, and in France, Jacobins. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dominican

prop. a. [ NL. Dominicanus, fr. Dominicus, Dominic, the founder: cf. F. Dominicain. ] Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religious communities named from him. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dominican nuns, an order of nuns founded by St. Dominic, and chiefly employed in teaching. --
Dominican tertiaries the third order of St. Dominic. See Tertiary. [ 1913 Webster ]

dominicide

n. [ L. dominus master + caedere to cut down, kill. ] 1. The act of killing a master. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who kills his master. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dominick

n. (Zool.), an American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs.
Syn. -- Dominique. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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多米尼加

[多米尼加, Duō mǐ ní jiā, ㄉㄨㄛㄇㄧˇ ㄋㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄚ]Dominica; Dominican Republic#36991[Add to Longdo]

多米尼加共和国

[多米尼加共和国 / 多米尼加共和國, Duō mǐ ní jiā Gòng hé guó, ㄉㄨㄛㄇㄧˇ ㄋㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ]Dominican Republic, simplified variant of 多明尼加共和國|多明尼加共和国#85742[Add to Longdo]

多米尼克

[多米尼克, Duō mǐ ní kè, ㄉㄨㄛㄇㄧˇ ㄋㄧˊ ㄎㄜˋ]Dominica; Dominican Republic; also written 多米尼加|多米尼加#96580[Add to Longdo]

多明尼加

[多明尼加, Duō míng ní jiā, ㄉㄨㄛㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄚ]Dominica; Dominican Republic; also written 多米尼加|多米尼加#941203[Add to Longdo]

多明尼加共和国

[多明尼加共和国 / 多明尼加共和國, Duō míng ní jiā Gòng hé guó, ㄉㄨㄛㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ]Dominican Republic, traditional variant of 多米尼加共和國|多米尼加共和国[Add to Longdo]

多米尼加联邦

[多米尼加联邦 / 多米尼加聯邦, Duō mǐ ní jiā lián bāng, ㄉㄨㄛㄇㄧˇ ㄋㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄤ]Dominican Republic[Add to Longdo]

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アメリカ胸黒

[アメリカむなぐろ;アメリカムナグロ, amerika munaguro ; amerikamunaguro](n) (uk) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)[Add to Longdo]

ドミニコ修道会

[ドミニコしゅうどうかい, dominiko shuudoukai](n) Dominican Order; Order of Preachers[Add to Longdo]

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