dominee

See also: dominée

English

Etymology

From Dutch dominee.

Noun

dominee (plural dominees)

  1. (South Africa) A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant.
    • 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage 2000, p. 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.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dominee.

Noun

dominee (plural dominees)

  1. pastor; minister

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (Northern Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊ̯mineɪ̯/
  • (Southern Netherlands, Belgium) IPA(key): /ˈdoːmineː/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

dominee m (plural dominees, diminutive domineetje n)

  1. (religion) minister

Abbreviations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.