Definition of "predicant" [pred•i•cant]

• That predicates (adjective)
• That preaches (adjective)
• Someone who predicates (noun)
• Someone who preaches, especially a Dominican friar (noun)

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• "For two hours Erasmus Smith, the Boer predicant, argued in vain in behalf of his flock."
• "In the same predicant tone, he lauded the medical virtues and the mystical powers of every article he sold."
• ""My dear young lady," he remonstrated, "can you blame me for the unwise, indiscreet utterances of every Dutch predicant who opens his mouth?""