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Definition of: Dominican
(də·min′i·kən) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to St. Dominic.
2. Belonging to a monastic order or institution following the rule of St. Dominic.
3. Of the Dominican Republic.
—noun
1. A member of a mendicant monastic order (Black Friars) founded in 1216 by St. Dominic: officially called Fratres Praedicatores or Preaching Friars.
2. A native of the Dominican Republic.
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