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predicant adjective [ ˈprɛdɪk(ə)nt ]

• (especially of the religious order of the Dominicans) characterized by preaching.

predicant noun

• a preacher, especially a Dominican friar.
Origin: late 16th century: from Latin praedicant- ‘declaring’, from the verb praedicare, in ecclesiastical Latin meaning ‘preach’.

predikant noun

• a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church.
Origin: Dutch, from ecclesiastical Latin praedicare ‘preach’.


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