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kaznodzieja

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See also: kaznodzieją

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish kaznodzieja. By surface analysis, kaźń +‎ -o- +‎ dziać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaz.nɔˈd͡ʑɛ.ja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛja
  • Syllabification: kaz‧no‧dzie‧ja

Noun

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kaznodzieja m pers (female equivalent kaznodziejka, related adjective kaznodziejski)

  1. (religion) evangelist, preacher (clergyman who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people)
    Synonym: homiletyk
    Hyponyms: minister, predykant
  2. (derogatory, figurative) moralist, preacher (person who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship)
    Synonym: moralista

Declension

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Derived terms

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noun
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adverb

Further reading

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  • kaznodzieja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kaznodzieja in Polish dictionaries at PWN