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
  • The hot priest advises Eddie to earn forgiveness and stop punishing himself and then suggests that Eddie do something joyful after his penance.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Slate says that, in 1905, an issue of The Cambrian, a magazine for Welsh Americans, featured an anecdote involving a priest who, following a service, pulled a clerk aside to ask whether his sermon had been long enough.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of priest
Noun
  • Unwilling to let the hate go unchallenged, May and Saint decided to kiss in front of the hate preachers and have their friend, Alie Strehl (@potatecreates on Instagram), take a photo.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The phone rings, the subway busker hollers, the preacher sermonizes, the garbage truck backs up, the microwave announces that dinner is hot — and every one of those ordinary acoustic events, boosted by digital technology, clamors for our attention, mostly with little success.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of preacher
Noun
  • In his letter, the reverend encouraged parishioners to participate in services and activities at the Oak Park location of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The church’s current reverend, Matthew McHale, was serving at a Unitarian church in San Fernando during the pandemic.
    Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of reverend
Noun
  • The first hint of photosynthesis came from experiments by English clergyman and scientist Joseph Priestly.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Among the clergymen cited in the lawsuits that were settled Wednesday, Father Michael Baker is one of the priests with the most victims.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of clergyman
Noun
  • In Israel, the country’s right-wing leadership was thrilled by Trump’s victory, with ultranationalist ministers openly celebrating on social media.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, an Israeli official confirmed to The Hill.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of minister
Noun
  • Earlier in the year LaBeouf was confirmed into the Catholic Church with intentions of becoming a deacon.
    Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Feulner came from a devout Roman Catholic family, while Weyrich himself was an ordained deacon of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
    Samantha Riedel, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of deacon
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“Dominie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominie. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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