qualificator

[ kwol-uh-fi-key-ter ]
/ ˈkwɒl ə fɪˌkeɪ tər /

noun Roman Catholic Church.

(in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.

Origin of qualificator

1680–90; < Medieval Latin quālificātor, equivalent to quālificā(re) to qualify + Latin -tor -tor

Words nearby qualificator

quaking grass, quaky, quale, qualifiable, qualification, qualificator, qualified, qualified majority voting, qualifier, qualify, qualitative

Example sentences from the Web for qualificator

  • The approbation of the "qualificator" of the Inquisition, who was a bare-footed Carmelite monk.

    Mexico and its Religion |Robert A. Wilson

  • Without being a Qualificator of heresy myself, I can tell that you smell of the fire.

    The Spanish Brothers |Deborah Alcock