dominee
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See also: dominée
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Dutch dominee and Afrikaans dominee.
Noun[edit]
dominee (plural dominees)
- (South Africa) A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant.
- 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 51:
- 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.
- (US, dated) A minister in a Dutch Reformed church; a dominie.
Afrikaans[edit]
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Noun[edit]
dominee (plural dominees)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin domine, vocative of dominus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈdoːmineː/, (Northern Dutch) [ˈdoʊ̯mineɪ̯], (Southern Dutch) [ˈdoːmineː]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: do‧mi‧nee
Noun[edit]
dominee m (plural dominees, diminutive domineetje n)
- (religion) minister, pastor in several Protestant denominations
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