Sulpician
[ suhl-pish-uhn ]
/ sʌlˈpɪʃ ən /
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noun Roman Catholic Church.
a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries.
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Origin of Sulpician
1780–90; <French sulpicien, after la Campagnie de Saint Sulpice the Society of St. Sulpice, named after the church where its founder was pastor; see -ian
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sulphurous acid, Sulphur Springs, sulphur trioxide, sulphur tuft, sulphuryl, Sulpician, sultan, sultana, sultanate, sultaness, sultry
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