dominie
Americannoun
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Chiefly Scot. a schoolmaster.
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a pastor in the Dutch Reformed Church.
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Chiefly Hudson Valley. a pastor or minister.
noun
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a Scot word for schoolmaster
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a minister or clergyman: also used as a term of address
Etymology
Origin of dominie
First recorded in 1605–15; variant of domine
Example Sentences
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In 1966, she took over from Vanessa Redgrave as Muriel Spark's mind-bending dominie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Wyndham's theatre.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2011
Mrs. Fitch, a shrill-voiced and bony-handed woman, taught her the words of hymns, while the dominie, who had been a drummer in the Civil War, instructed her in music.
From Time Magazine Archive
But in his own home, he was a dominie indeed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then one day the dominie came calling to ask why Harry had not been in school for quite a while.
From Time Magazine Archive
The soiree with refreshments, was always a surprise, with this exception that the minister's wife was asked, with a knowing look, if the dominie was to be at home.
From Revisiting the Earth by James Langdon Hill
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