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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominie
  1. priest
  2. preacher
  3. reverend
  4. clergyman
  5. minister
  6. deacon
Noun
  • The priest who okay’d the filming of a controversial Sabrina Carpenter music video at his Williamsburg, Brooklyn church has been relieved of his duties.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Lisa called her parents, and asked her dad to get their parish priest.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of priest
Noun
  • Born in Round Rock, Talarico is currently training to become a preacher.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Raised by a preacher and a professional bodybuilder father, Pope draws on his upbringing to confront internalized homophobia and navigate his identity.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of preacher
Noun
  • There, the reverend and Sister Deborah initially work in harmony, attracting devoted new converts.
    Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • 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
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 a statement released Thursday, Singapore’s minister of state for law and transport, Murali Pillai, said the arrival of the A.P. Møller reinforced the city-state’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, earlier this month, Domenicali met with Argentina’s tourism minister Daniel Scioli and Argentinian automobile federation president Cesar Carman to discuss Formula 1’s potential return to the South American country.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of minister
Noun
  • 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
  • Earlier in the year LaBeouf was confirmed into the Catholic Church with intentions of becoming a deacon.
    Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of deacon
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