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Definition of Dominic
1. Noun. (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221).
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Generic synonyms: Priest, Saint
Definition of Dominic
1. Proper noun. (given name male from=Latin), best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dominic
Literary usage of Dominic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"After Diego had returned to his diocese, where he died in 1207, Dominic ...
Dominic apparently took no part in this, but continued his work in the old ..."
2. Institutes of Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern by Johann Lorenz Mosheim, James Murdock (1841)
"That St. Dominic was of the noble family of Guzman, has been disputed : but ...
In 1206, the bishop took Dominic with him into the south of France, ..."
3. The Church of England: A History for the People by Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones (1897)
"Dominic AND THE INQUISITION. QUESTIONS have been raised as to the accuracy of
Milman's statements respecting St. Dominic, that " His heroic acts as moving ..."
4. The Traditions of European Literature: From Homer to Dante by Barrett Wendell (1920)
"Two of them, on whom we have touched already, St. Dominic and St. Francis, grown
men when the Century ... In this respect, St. Dominic is less fortunate. ..."
5. Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages and at the Period of the by P. L. Jacob (1874)
"mental labour and in devotional exercises an aliment for their moral activity;
and, when the great St. Dominic commenced his apostleship (1170—1221), ..."
6. A History of Spain from the Earliest Times to the Death of Ferdinand the by Ulick Ralph ( Burke (1895)
"After an uneventful academic career of nearly ten years, Dominic returned to Osma,
... At length, after ten years more of earnest work at Osma, Dominic was ..."
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