Dominee

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant. South-Africa

    "But Elise goes regularly, often twice on a Sunday, mainly as a result of the conditioning of her childhood as a dominee’s daughter, but also because she regards it as a good example to the children, especially Ilse."

  2. 2
    a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson wordnet
  3. 3
    A minister in a Dutch Reformed church; a dominie. US, dated

Synonyms

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dominedominiedominusdominus

Example

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"But Elise goes regularly, often twice on a Sunday, mainly as a result of the conditioning of her childhood as a dominee’s daughter, but also because she regards it as a good example to the children, especially Ilse."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dominee and Afrikaans dominee.

Related phrases

dutch reformed church

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