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JDSN

JDSN noun: a title for a lay leader who has not been ordained as a pastor, particularly a youth group leader.

Noun

JDSN (plural JDSNs)

  1. (Korean Protestantism) A title for a lay leader who has not been ordained as a pastor, particularly a youth group leader.
    • Through Pyon JDSN, whose love for the young souls is ardent, our youths' souls will be revived.2003, Manwoo A. Kim, New Morning of the Pasture: Poetic Reflections of a Korean American Pastor, Hermit Kingdom Press, published 2003, page 14
    • I think of their ongoing struggles to create innovative ministries all while the first-generation Korean pastor can't figure out why the Jdsn doesn't show up to 6:00 AM morning prayer every day.2010, Jonathan Tran, "Why Asian-American Christianity is the Future", SANACS Journal (1), page 51

Forms of JDSN

pluralJDSNs

Origin of JDSN

Initialism of Korean 전도사(傳道師) (jeondosa, “lay leader”) + 님 (nim, honorific suffix).

Questions about JDSN

What does JDSN mean?
JDSN means a title for a lay leader who has not been ordained as a pastor, particularly a youth group leader.
What part of speech is JDSN?
JDSN is a noun.
What is the plural of JDSN?
The plural of JDSN is JDSNs.

Words near JDSN in the dictionary

  1. JDP
  2. JDPON
  3. JDrama
  4. JDs
  5. jds/RS
  6. JDSN
  7. JDSNs
  8. JDT
  9. JDWP
  10. JE
  11. Je Khenpo

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