formator

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noun

A symbol that indicates a relationship between designators.

OriginLatin fōrmātor →
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Meanings

nounformator (plural formators)

plural formators

  1. human sciencesA symbol that indicates a relationship between designators.
  2. ChristianityA person who trains novices or seminarians.

    The second sign is related to the infused theological virtue of charity, because the formator has to discover by observation if a candidate takes joy in serving others, especially in small or difficult ways

    2011, Basil Cole, Formation of Novices and Seminarians: Nine Signs of Steady Growth, Ignatius Press

Origin

  1. Latinfōrmātor
  2. Latinfōrmātor
  3. Englishformator

Learned borrowing from Latin fōrmātor. First attested in 1656. By surface analysis, form + -ate + -or.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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