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predikant
/ ˌprɛdɪˈkænt /
noun
- a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, esp in South Africa
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Word History and Origins
Origin of predikant1
from Dutch, from Old French predicant, from Late Latin praedicans preaching, from praedicāre to preach
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Example Sentences
Ja, I have often heard the predikant talk of Calvinus—and preach about him too.
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The predikant is not beside him, in compliance with his own wish.
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Truth to tell, he was rather a puzzled predikant at that moment.
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You will assuredly be damned,” said the predikant, “and burn in hell.
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“But that is folly and an impossibility,” said the predikant.
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