one of the four great mendicant orders of the Roman Catholic church, was founded by St. Dominic in 1215. Dominic, a priest of the Spanish diocese of ... [22 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/64
Dominicans are members of the Order of Preachers, a Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1214 by St Dominic. In Britain they were often called Black Friars because of the black coat and hood they wore when preaching or hearing confession. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20766
Do·min'i·can adjective [ New Latin Dominicanus , from Dominicus , Dominic , the founder: confer French Dominicain .] Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religious communities named from him. Dominican nuns , an order of nuns founded ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/109
[adj] - of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people 2. [adj] - of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order 3. [n] - a Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=Dominican