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
When the Bushmen arrived this predikant was one of the first to welcome them, and helped to hoist the British flag.
From With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back by Edward P. Lowry
He told me it was exactly what the predikant used to say that Hell would be like.
From Greenmantle by John Buchan
Ja, I have often heard the predikant talk of Calvinus—and preach about him too.
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
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