Dominie Definition

dŏmə-nē, dōmə-
noun
In Scotland, a schoolmaster.
Webster's New World
Any pastor or clergyman.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Dominie

Noun

Singular:
dominie
Plural:
dominies

Origin of Dominie

  • Obsolete domine clergyman from Latin vocative of dominus lord dem- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alteration of domine, with spelling changed to reflect pronunciation.

    From Wiktionary

Dominie Sentence Examples

  • Here Sir Walter Scott lived for six years and De Quincey for nineteen, and William Tennant (1784-1848), author of Anster Fair, was the parish dominie.

  • Under the care of this "decayed dominie," whom he has so affectionately recorded, he earned a few guineas - his first literary fee - by revising for the press a new edition of Paul and Virginia.

  • It wis a sair fecht fer me fer ma uncle wis the dominie an we bided wi him.

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Words Starting With

DDODOM

Words Ending With

EIENIE

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dominie

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

Starts With D & Ends With EStarts With DO & Ends With EStarts With D & Ends With IE

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With D7 Letter Words Ending With E