predikant

predicant

/ (ˌprɛdɪˈkænt) /

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noun

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

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Word Origin for predikant

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

Words nearby predikant

predictive, predictive value, predictor, predictory, predigest, predikant, predilection, predispose, predisposed, predisposition, predistortion

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How to use predikant in a sentence

Ja, I have often heard the predikant talk of Calvinus—and preach about him too.
Aletta|Bertram Mitford
The predikant is not beside him, in compliance with his own wish.
Aletta|Bertram Mitford
Truth to tell, he was rather a puzzled predikant at that moment.
Aletta|Bertram Mitford
You will assuredly be damned,” said the predikant, “and burn in hell.
The African Colony|John Buchan

“But that is folly and an impossibility,” said the predikant.
The African Colony|John Buchan