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The result was keep.  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:41, 7 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Belongs in Wiktionary, not Wikipedia. The article is nothing more than the dictionary definitions and etymology of the word dominie. Up and in (talk) 20:02, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: It may be a dictionary definition at the moment, but I can easily see how this could be an article that deals with the role and status of the subject in education and Scottish culture. It easily meets the notability criteria.--SabreBD (talk) 20:15, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:23, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:23, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Editors interested in this discussion may also be interested in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dominee. Cnilep (talk) 00:10, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. There's plenty of sources on the role in Scottish and Dutch-American culture, including any number of books (see e.g. James D. Bratt, Dutch Calvinism in Modern America: A History of a Conservative Subculture). Clearly notable, even if the article needs work. AfD is not cleanup. -- 203.171.196.27 (talk) 04:05, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. 203.171.196.27 (talk) 04:11, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - yes, it is currently a dictionary definition. However, it could easily be an article on education and the culture of Scotland, so it easily meets notability criteria. Thine Antique Pen (talk) 16:22, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Transwikify to dictionary; then redirect (or possibly merge) to Minister (Christianity). This is the outcome that I am also suggesting for dominee, apparently the Africaans version of this: see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dominee. I will accept that the article might be expanded inot one on ministers in the Church of Scotland, but I find it hard to beleive that suchb an article would differ significnatly from my target. Peterkingiron (talk) 06:02, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: minister and domine are completely different subjects, That would be a highly inappropriate redirect.--SabreBD (talk) 09:18, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong Keep I agree totally with SabreBD. Dominie is both a definition and a profession, and the profession was an integral part of scottish life for 400+ years. scope_creep (talk) 1:12, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

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