First Known Use: 1786
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Sulpician
noun Sul·pi·cian \ˌsəl-ˈpi-shən\
Definition of SULPICIAN
: 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 seminarians
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Origin of SULPICIAN
French sulpicien, from Compagnie de Saint-Sulpice Society of St. Sulpice
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