Sulpician

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noun

One of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to educate men for the ministry, and later introduced into Canada and the United States.

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Meanings

nounSulpician (plural Sulpicians)

plural Sulpicians · alternative Sulpitian

  1. historicalOne of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to educate men for the ministry, and later introduced into Canada and the United States.

Origin

From Sulpice + -ian. So called after the parish of St. Sulpice in Paris, of which the founder, Jean Jacques Olier, was pastor in 1643.

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APA

Sulpician. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sulpician

MLA

“Sulpician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sulpician. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sulpician,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sulpician.

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