(chiefly, _, South Africa) A minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
(chiefly, _, South Africa) A minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
“Goedemiddag, dit is het nieuws van vandaag, maar dan uit 1925: Ds. B. Batelaand, predikant bij de Nederlands Hervormde Gemeente, doet zijn intrede.”
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(South Africa) A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant.
(United States, dated) A minister in a Dutch Reformed church; a dominie.
(US) A pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church.
(Christianity, countable) A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.
(US) : the child of a clergyman and/or clergywoman, especially Protestant.