domine
教師・牧師
解説 Definition
オランダ語圏で牧師や教師に対して使われる敬称。
A domine is a title or form of address formerly used for a clergyman, especially a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, and sometimes for a teacher or schoolmaster. The word is chiefly historical and occurs in accounts of Dutch-speaking or Dutch colonial communities.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
domine はラテン語 dominus「主人」の呼びかけ形に由来し、domain、dominant、dominate と同じ「支配・主人」の語族として覚える。歴史的なオランダ改革派社会で pastor や teacher への敬称になった語で、現代の一般的な teacher の同義語ではない。address a pastor as Domine の型が実用的。
Connect domine with domain, dominant, and dominate. All belong to a Latin family centered on dominus, “master” or “lord.” Domine was the form used when directly addressing such a person, and it later served as a respectful title for a minister or teacher in Dutch and Dutch colonial settings. Picture a congregation addressing its pastor as Domine before he delivers a sermon. This scene fixes both the respectful tone and the historical church context. The word is not a normal modern substitute for teacher or pastor, so expect it mainly in historical writing, especially about the Dutch Reformed Church.
例文
The congregation respectfully addressed their pastor as Domine.
会衆は敬意を込めて牧師をドミネと呼んだ。
In colonial New York, the Dutch Reformed domine played a central role in community life.
植民地時代のニューヨークでは、オランダ改革派のドミネが地域社会の中心的な役割を果たした。
The domine delivered a moving sermon on the importance of compassion.
ドミネは思いやりの大切さについて感動的な説教を行った。
domine の類義語・関連語
類義語
紛らわしい語
domine の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 dominus（主人・支配者）の呼格形に由来。語根 dom-（家）から「家の主人」が原義。オランダ改革派教会で牧師の敬称として使われた。関連語: domain（領域）、dominant（支配的な）。「支配する者」から教師・聖職者への敬称に転じた。
Domine comes from Latin domine, the vocative form of dominus, “master” or “lord,” used when directly addressing someone. Dominus is associated with domus, “house,” and originally denoted the master of a household. The form passed into Dutch religious and educational usage as a respectful title for a minister or teacher, particularly within the Dutch Reformed tradition. English records of Dutch colonial communities adopted the title, sometimes with variant spellings such as dominee.
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