predikant

British  

/ ˌprɛdɪˈkænt /

noun

1. a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, esp in South Africa

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Etymology

Origin of predikant

from Dutch, from Old French predicant, from Late Latin praedicans preaching, from praedicāre to _preach

Example Sentences

One Sunday it would be an Anglican priest, the next a Dutch Reform predikant, the next a Methodist minister.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Ja, they have sent in now for the predikant to come out to the Baas.

From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Mitford, Bertram

Then he wrote some final letters relating to his worldly affairs, the predikant having obtained for him, at some difficulty, the requisite materials.

From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Mitford, Bertram

And Mr. H. A. Du Plessis, the predikant at Lindley in the Orange River Colony, addressed an "open letter" to the clergy of the Dutch Reformed Church in the Cape Colony.

From Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)

Truth to tell, he was rather a puzzled predikant at that moment.

From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Mitford, Bertram