Ds, noun

Forms:
Also Ds., DS, and with small initial.
Origin:
Afrikaans.
The written abbreviation of dominee (see dominee sense 2 b ii).
1901 P.J. Du Toit Diary (1974) 34Ds. Strasheim has a sermon comparing oom Andries to Absolom committing the awful crime of ‘hoogverraad’.
1902 D. Van Warmelo On Commando 5Ds. Postma, who accompanied us everywhere, led us in prayer.
1949 Blueprint for Blackout (Educ. League) (pamphlet) 8If..two of its directors, Professor Coetzee and ds. Worst, have changed their minds, we welcome the change.
1974 E. Prov. Herald 12 Sept. 3Ds Takatso Mofokeng, a Pretoria minister of the NGK in Africa..enumerated points of friction between his church and the NGK.
1983 Frontline Feb. 14DS and Mrs Beyers Naudé were able, for the first time in five years to celebrate Christmas..surrounded by friends since a variation on Naudé’s banning order has allowed him to attend social gatherings.
The written abbreviation of dominee (see dominee sense 2 b ii).
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