Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Predicant · Pred·i·cant · IPA a. n. 01 a. Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming; hence; preaching. 1. Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming; hence; preaching. 02 n. One who predicates, affirms, or proclaims; specifically, a preaching friar; a Dominican. 1. One who predicates, affirms, or proclaims; specifically, a preaching friar; a Dominican.