predicant

predicant
[ˈprɛdɪk(ə)nt]
adjective
  1. (archaic)(especially of the religious order of the Dominicans) characterized by preaching
    (古)(尤指多明我修道会)说教的,传道的
noun
  1. (archaic)a preacher, especially a Dominican friar
    (古)传道者(尤指多明我会的托钵修士)
  2. (S. African). variant spelling of predikant
    (南非)。 同 predikant
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Latin praedicant- 'declaring', from the verb praedicare, in ecclesiastical Latin meaning 'preach'
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