A dominican is a member of a roman catholic mendicant order founded by st. Dominic in 1215. The order practices a rule that synthesizes the contemplative life and the active ministry.

Dominic, dominik or dominick is a male given name common among roman catholics and other latin-romans. Originally from the late roman-italic name dominicus, its translation means lordly, Ò€¦ Thinking of names? Complete 2021 information on the meaning of dominic, its origin, history, pronunciation, popularity, variants and more as a baby boy name.