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* praedĭcābĭlis, e, adj. [1. praedico], praiseworthy, laudable: aliquid praedicabile, Cic. Tusc. 5, 17, 49; Ambros. in Luc. 1, 15.

praedĭcāmentum, i, n. [1. praedico], that which is predicated, a quality; in plur. = categoriae, Aug. Conf. 4, 6; id. Trin. 5, 8; Isid. 2, 16, 1.

praedĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. [1. praedico].

  1. I. A public proclaiming, a proclamation, publication (class.) of the praeco, luctuosa et acerba praedicatio, Cic. Agr. 2, 18, 48: mandata praedicatio, App. M. 6, p. 176, 10: praedicatio societatis, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 140.
    Hence, an assertion: decem praedicationes, Mart. Cap. 4, § 383.
  2. II. A praising, praise, commendation (class.): praedicatio tua, Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 22; Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 14, § 41: grata, Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 3; Plin. 20, 10, 42, § 109; Liv. 4, 49, 10: vana, Flor. 4, 2, 63; cf. Plin. 35, 3, 5, § 15.
  3. III. A prediction, prophecy, soothsaying, Lact. 4, 21, 2; Sulp. Sev. Chron. 1, 36, 3.
  4. IV. (Eccl. Lat.) Preaching: stultitia praedicationis, Vulg. 1 Cor. 1, 21; id. Tit. 1, 3.

praedĭcātīvus, a, um, adj. [1. praedico], declaring, asserting, predicative (post-class.): propositio, categorical, App. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 29 fin.: syllogismus, Mart. Cap. 4, § 343: genus, id. ib.

praedĭcātor, ōris, m. [1. praedico].

  1. I. In gen., one who makes a thing publicly known, a proclaimer, publisher, crier (postclass.), App. M. 6, p. 176, 4.
  2. II. In partic.
    1. A. One who publicly commends a thing, a praiser, eulogist (class.): beneficii, Cic. Balb. 2, 4: te ipso praedicatore ac teste, id. Fam. 1, 9, 6; Plin. Ep. 7, 33, 2.
    2. B. In eccl. Lat., a preacher, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 28 med.: gentium (cf. Paul), Sulp. Sev. Ep. 1, 6; Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 7.

praedĭcātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [praedicator], praising, laudatory (late Lat.): verba, Salv. adv. Avar. 19 fin.

praedĭcātrix, īcis, f. [praedicator], she that makes known (post-class.): summarum potestatum, Tert. Anim. 46.