predikant
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of predikant
from Dutch, from Old French predicant, from Late Latin praedicans preaching, from praedicāre to preach
Example Sentences
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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
The predikant is not beside him, in compliance with his own wish.
From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Bertram Mitford
Ja, they have sent in now for the predikant to come out to the Baas.
From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Bertram Mitford
How did he, Smoots Beste, know whether a minister of the Church of England, or even a Dutch predikant, was to be found at the place beyond?
From The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan
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 Bertram Mitford
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