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dominee

dominee noun: a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant.

Noun

dominee (plural dominees)

  1. (South Africa) A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant.
    • 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.1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 51
  2. (US, dated) A minister in a Dutch Reformed church; a dominie.

Forms of dominee

pluraldominees

Origin of dominee

Borrowed from Dutch dominee and Afrikaans dominee.

Questions about dominee

What does dominee mean?
Dominee means a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant.
What part of speech is dominee?
Dominee is a noun.
What is the plural of dominee?
The plural of dominee is dominees.

Words near dominee in the dictionary

  1. domine
  2. domineck
  3. dominecker
  4. domineckers
  5. dominecks
  6. dominee
  7. domineer
  8. domineered
  9. domineerer
  10. domineerers
  11. domineering

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