单词 | predikant |
释义 | predikantn. Chiefly South African. A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church or one of its sister churches, esp. in South Africa; = dominee n. Cf. predicant n. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > other clergy > [noun] > Dutch predicanta1661 predikant1835 dominee1950 1835 G. Champion Jrnl. Amer. Missionary in Cape Colony (1968) 13 We were at the Paarl on the occasion of choosing a precentor in the Dutch church. This like that of the Predikant (or preacher) is a salaried office & is for life. 1882 C. L. Norris-Newman With Boers in Transvaal 191 Next day being Sunday, service was held in the open air, and a sermon preached by a Dutch predikant. 1905 Athenæum 25 Feb. 234/2 The first of a succession of predikants at Tuticorin [in southern India] was the noted ex-Roman Catholic priest, and subsequent translator of..the Bible into Portuguese, Joāo Ferreira d'Almeida. 1943 ‘J. Burger’ Black Man's Burden 240 In the days of Milner and the Anglo-Boer war the Predikante (ministers) were the leaders of the Boers in their resistance against British rule. 1972 J. Packer Boomerang 90 Ma, you talk like a predikant. In a minute you'll tell me to kneel down and pray for humility and courage. 1994 Forbes (Nexis) 9 May 120 In Stellenbosch..I came upon an exhibition of bitter charcoals whose subject matter..was enough to whiten the beard of any Dutch Reformed predikant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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