"dominican" | Definition and Related Words

Adjective

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people (synset 303074000)
"the Dominican population"
Of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order (synset 303073871)
"Dominican monks"

Noun

A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order (synset 110798013)
is a type of: friar, mendicant - a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

specific instances: girolamo savonarola, savonarola - Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498)

belongs to: dominican order - a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century

same as: black friar, blackfriar, friar preacher
A native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic (synset 110044662)
is a type of: west indian - a native or inhabitant of the West Indies

belongs to: dominican republic - a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola