Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name applied to a fish, the black escolar, Epinnula magistralis, in the West Indies.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A name given to a pastor of the Reformed Church. The word is also applied locally in the United States, in colloquial speech, to any clergyman.
- noun (Zoöl.) A West Indian fish (
Epinula magistralis ), of the familyTrichiuridæ . It is a long-bodied, voracious fish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Lord ;master . - noun A
clergyman ; especially a settledminister orparson . - noun A West Indian fish (Epinula magistralis), of the family
Trichiuridae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
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Examples
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Almost as important as the domine was the _voorleezer_ or chorister, who was also generally the bell-ringer, sexton, grave-digger, funeral inviter, schoolmaster, and sometimes town clerk.
Home Life in Colonial Days Alice Morse Earle 1881
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One 'domine' has been known to brave public opinion and ride a bicycle, but for a mother in
Dutch Life in Town and Country P. M. Hough
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Nothing but love of the man brings the 'domine' a wife, and she knows that there will be inquisitorial eyes and not too kind speeches about her behaviour from the 'faithful,' while the great people, to their loss, will ignore her socially in much the same way as Queen
Dutch Life in Town and Country P. M. Hough
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Au premier plan se superposent les vieux toits inégaux des maisons que l'on domine.
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Au premier plan se superposent les vieux toits inégaux des maisons que l'on domine.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Au premier plan se superposent les vieux toits inégaux des maisons que l'on domine.
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Au premier plan se superposent les vieux toits inégaux des maisons que l'on domine.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Au premier plan se superposent les vieux toits inégaux des maisons que l'on domine.
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L'extraction de minerai, en particulier diamantifère, domine l'activité économique, mais le tourisme progresse, grâce aux activités de préservation de la nature et à d'importantes réserves naturelles.
Archive 2010-07-01 Rene Meertens 2010
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More than 25 years ago, when I dropped the needle on a U2 album for the first time, I heard the words of a familiar liturgy -- "Gloria in te domine, Gloria exultate!" punctuated by the keening sound of the Edge's guitar and followed by Bono's gnarly tenor shout-singing, "O Lord, loosen my lips!"
Cathleen Falsani: U2'S SACRED PILGRIMAGE: 'I found grace, it's all that I found' 2009
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