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formator

formator noun: a symbol that indicates a relationship between designators.

Noun

formator (plural formators)

  1. A symbol that indicates a relationship between designators.
  2. A 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 ways2011, Basil Cole, Formation of Novices and Seminarians: Nine Signs of Steady Growth, Ignatius Press

Forms of formator

pluralformators

Origin of formator

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

Questions about formator

What does formator mean?
Formator means a symbol that indicates a relationship between designators.
What part of speech is formator?
Formator is a noun.
What is the plural of formator?
The plural of formator is formators.

Words near formator in the dictionary

  1. formativity
  2. formatize
  3. formatized
  4. formatizes
  5. formatizing
  6. formator
  7. formators
  8. formatrices
  9. formatrix
  10. formatrixes
  11. formats

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