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dominee

[ dom-uh-nee, doh-muh- ]

noun

, South African.


dominee

/ ˈduːmɪnɪ; ˈdʊə- /

noun

  1. (in South Africa) a minister in any of the Afrikaner Churches Also calledpredikant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dominee1

from Afrikaans, from Dutch; compare dominie
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Example Sentences

In numbers of places the 'dominees,' or preachers, were Orthodox, and in order to provide their own followers with spiritual fare, the 'Moderns' established in 1870 the 'Nederlandsche Protestantenbond,' or Netherlands Protestant League.

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