Predicant
adjective
1.
preaching:
a predicant religious order.
noun
2.
a preacher.
adjective
1.
of or relating to preaching
noun
2.
a member of a religious order founded for preaching, esp a Dominican
3.
(ˌprɛdɪˈkænt) a variant spelling of predikant
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