dominie

noun

ˈdō-mə-nē How to pronounce dominie (audio)
Definition of dominienext
as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church a small village where the doctor and the dominie were the two pillars of society

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  1. priest
  2. preacher
  3. reverend
  4. clergyman
  5. minister
  6. deacon
Noun
  • Today, dozens of parishes are in clusters that share priests and administrative resources to deal with a decline that has become more pressing over the last decade, reporter Sophie Carson found in an analysis. 17.
    Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Its 63 squares supposedly represent nine seven-year periods in a person’s life—a nod to the esoteric philosophy of Marsilio Ficino, a philosopher and Catholic priest of the early Italian Renaissance who believed that people experienced some change in their body or mind, or both, every seven years.
    John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of priest
Noun
  • Society Fear and Trembling in Las Vegas Tara Isabella Burton A week with the street preachers of Sin City.
    hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Falwell, among other notable preachers, criticized Carter's interview with Playboy as an example of voicing impure thoughts.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of preacher
Noun
  • The reverends all have something poignant to say, and their sermons change by the minute.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Parents are heated after a reverend ruined the magic of Christmas for a group of children.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of reverend
Noun
  • The committee members, all clergymen, had been summoned to report on the progress of their work.
    Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
  • At the same time, Ukrainian authorities have become increasingly suspicious of anyone with links to the Russian Orthodox Church, arresting and convicting clergymen of spying for Moscow.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of clergyman
Noun
  • France’s new finance minister, the experienced Eric Lombard (banker, economist – newly nicknamed as ‘Spider-Man’) has relaunched the budget process that will determine the survival of the ‘Bayrou’ government, and potentially Emmanuel Macron himself.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Peer Steinbrück, the Social Democrat finance minister, was the key figure in that.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of minister
Noun
  • Days before the election, church deacons voted to oust their pastor for finally supporting the admission of a Black worshiper.
    Bill Marsh, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • For instance, the Catholic Church doesn't permit a woman to be a priest or a deacon.
    Marianne Schnall, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of deacon
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