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dominee

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: D OW1 M IH0 N EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A minister in a Dutch Reformed church; a dominie.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, dated

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dominus, dominie, domine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dominee and Afrikaans dominee.