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Dominican Order:

The Order of Preachers (Ordo Praedicatorum, hence the abbreviation OP used by members), more commonly known after the 15th century as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by the Spanish priest Saint Dominic de Guzman in France, and approved by Pope Honorius III (1216–27) on 22 December 1216. Membership in the Order includes friars, nuns, active sisters, and lay or secular Dominicans (formerly known as tertiaries) affiliated with the Order.

道明會:

道明會（Ordo Dominicanorum），又譯為多明我会，亦称“宣道兄弟会”（Ordo Praedicatorum，簡稱O.P.）是天主教托钵修会的主要派别之一。