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JDSN
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English
Etymology
Initialism of en ko - ko 전도사(傳道師) lay leader + ko 님 honorific suffix.
Noun
en Korean _ Protestantism A title for a lay leader who has not been ordained as a pastor, particularly a youth group leader.
en 2003 Manwoo A. Kim New Morning of the Pasture: Poetic Reflections of a Korean American Pastor Hermit Kingdom Press 2003 14 Through Pyon JDSN, whose love for the young souls is ardent, our youths' souls will be revived.
2010, Jonathan Tran, "Why Asian-American Christianity is the Future", SANACS Journal (1), page 51:
I think of their ongoing struggles to create innovative ministries all while the first-generation Korean pastor can't figure out why the Jdsn doesn't show up to 6:00 AM morning prayer every day.
Anagrams
en djns JNDs
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