domine
Americannoun
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domines
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Etymology
Origin of domine
Vocative of Latin dominus master, lord
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"I really beg your pardon, domine spectabilis!" cried Mr. Catspaw, in great distress, while Akosh pulled him along; "but, domine spectabilis, we are quite defenceless, and the night is very dark—and—and—shall I call for help?"
From The Village Notary by J?zsef E?tv?s
A Scots domine writes in his log: I have discovered a girl with a sense of humour.
From On The Art of Reading by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
"I do not understand you, domine," ventured Antiochus, turning pale.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by William Stearns Davis
"Who should it be, domine illustrissime?" answered the person thus addressed, with the Latin courtesy of the country.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various
"Pax vobiscum, domine," said the chamberlain, who happened to be at the quay; "thou art come, doubtless, to bewail thy sins before the cross of St. Mary's Abbey?"
From The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune by A. D. (Augustine David) Crake
The question in Munich, then—and it’s quite a question—was whether the United States would really abandon its role as a guarantor of Europe’s security, and what domines could fall should that scenario come to pass.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2024
Great was the fury of the Reformed domines and vehement their clamor for his immediate return.
From American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod by F. (Friedrich) Bente
And if the domines move about in fear and trembling because of the argus-eyes and often Midas-like ears of the deacons, their wives must be still more discreet.
From Dutch Life in Town and Country by P. M. Hough
Before the Dutch settlers had any churches or domines, as they called their ministers, they had krankbesoeckers, or visitors of the sick, who read sermons to an assembled congregation every Sunday.
From Home Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle
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