Definitions
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- noun (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)
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Examples
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Next day I went thence to [the convent of] St. Dominic, which is on the other side of the wall, where I remain a refugee.
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The church and convent of St. Dominic, which is one of the most splendid wooden buildings that there can be, escaped from the midst of this fire of Sodom.
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Recently, the company introduced the 3. 8-hectare economic residential project called St. Dominic's Place in Basak, Lapu-Lapu City.
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Poverty, he founded the order of the Franciscans, received the stigmata, and died in odor of sanctity, leaving worthy disciples and emulators, such as St. Dominic, to continue and further the good work he had begun.
The Book of the Epic 1894
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Mostly, we can revel in such superb works as Giovanni Bellini's 1515 "Fra Teodoro of Urbino as St. Dominic," a sympathetic portrait of an elderly ascetic, holding a lily, that prefigures the entire Pre-Raphaelite movement.
From Out of a Featureless Crowd Karen Wilkin 2012
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His operating privileges at St. Dominic's have been suspended twice, court records show.
Taking Double Cut, Surgeons Implant Their Own Devices John Carreyrou 2011
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St. Dominic's declined to comment on the matter, saying its peer-review process is confidential.
Taking Double Cut, Surgeons Implant Their Own Devices John Carreyrou 2011
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While reading the lives of the saints, he began to be attracted to the lives of St. Francis of Assisi, the great apostle of the poor, and St. Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order.
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It is said to have been started by St. Dominic in the 13th century.
Contemporary Catholics Retool Rosary Ana Campoy 2010
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It is said to have been started by St. Dominic in the 13th century.
Contemporary Catholics Retool Rosary Ana Campoy 2010
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