dominie

do·mi·nie

noun
\1 usually ˈdä-mə-nē, 2 usually ˈdō-\

Definition of DOMINIE

1

chiefly Scottish : schoolmaster

2

: clergyman

Examples of DOMINIE

1. <a small village where the doctor and the dominie were the two pillars of society>

Origin of DOMINIE

Latin domine, voc. of dominus

First Known Use: 1612

Related to DOMINIE

Synonyms: cleric, clerical, clerk, deacon, divine, clergyperson, ecclesiastic, minister, preacher, priest, reverend

Antonyms: layman, layperson, secular

Related Words: churchman, clergyman, father, Holy Joe [slang], padre; clergywoman, deaconess, priestess; abbot, archbishop, archpriest, bishop, dean, diocesan, monsignor, pope, prelate, presbyter; abbé, curate, curé, parson, pastor, rector, shepherd, vicar; chaplain, confessor, sky pilot; evangelist, missionary, missioner, missionizer, revivalist; friar, mendicant, monastic, monk, oblate, religious; high priest, high priestess

Near Antonyms: lay reader, lector

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