dominee

See also: dominée

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dominee and Afrikaans dominee.

Noun

dominee (plural dominees)

1. (South Africa) A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant.
   • 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 51:

     But Elise goes regularly, often twice on a Sunday, mainly as a result of the conditioning of her childhood as a dominee’s daughter, but also because she regards it as a good example to the children, especially Ilse.

2. (US, dated) A minister in a Dutch Reformed church; a dominie.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dominee.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dominee (plural dominees)

1. pastor; minister

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin domine, vocative of dominus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːmineː/, (Northern Dutch) [ˈdoʊ̯mineɪ̯], (Southern Dutch) [ˈdoːmineː]

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• Hyphenation: do‧mi‧nee

Noun

dominee m (plural dominees, diminutive domineetje n)

1. (religion) minister, pastor in several Protestant denominations

Abbreviations

• ds., da.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dominee
• Berbice Creole Dutch: domni
• Negerhollands: domine, domni
• Petjo: dominee
• Skepi Creole Dutch: domine, domni
• → Aukan: Dominei
• → Caribbean Javanese: dhomeni
• → English: dominee
• → Indonesian: domine
• → Papiamentu: domi
• → Saramaccan: dómíni
• → Sranan Tongo: domri