domine
noun
lord; master (used as a title of address).
domines
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pluralof domine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
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
