Sulpician — Sul*pi cian, n. [So called after the parish of St. Sulpice in Paris, of which the founder, Jean Jacques Olier, was pastor in 1643.] (R. C. Ch.) One of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to educate men for the ministry. The order… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sulpician — noun Etymology: French sulpicien, from Compagnie de Saint Sulpice Society of Saint Sulpice Date: 1786 a member of the Society of Priests of St. Sulpice founded by Jean Jacques Olier in Paris, France, in 1642 and dedicated to the teaching of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sulpician — /sul pish euhn/, n. Rom. Cath. Ch. a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries. [1780 90; < F sulpicien, after la Campagnie de Saint Sulpice the Society of St. Sulpice … Universalium
SULPICIAN — Sulpicianus … Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions
Sulpician — [sʌl pɪʃɪən, sʌl pɪʃ(ə)n] noun a member of a congregation of secular Roman Catholic priests. adjective relating to or denoting this congregation. Origin from St Sulpice, Paris, where the Sulpicians were founded … English new terms dictionary
sulpician — sul·pi·cian … English syllables
Sulpician — /sʌlˈpɪʃən/ (say sul pishuhn) noun Roman Catholic Church a member of a college of secular priests, founded in Paris in 1642 to train ordinands. {French sulpicien, named after St Sulpice, the parish in which this college was founded} …
sulpician — ˌsəlˈpishən noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French sulpicien, from Compagnie de Saint Sulpice Society of St. Sulpice (from Église Saint Sulpice, church in Paris of which the founder of the Sulpicians Jean Jacques Olier died 1657… … Useful english dictionary
Sulpitian — Sulpician Sul*pi cian, n. [So called after the parish of St. Sulpice in Paris, of which the founder, Jean Jacques Olier, was pastor in 1643.] (R. C. Ch.) One of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to educate men for the ministry.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Society of Saint-Sulpice — Society of Saint Sulpice † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Society of Saint Sulpice Founded at Paris by M. Olier (1642) for the purpose of providing directors for the seminaries established by him (see OLIER). At the founder s death (1657)… … Catholic encyclopedia