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1. (n.) priest
(in Christian use)
2. priest
a person ordained to the sacerdotal or pastoral office; a member of the clergy; minister.
3. priest
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clergy of the order next below that of bishop, authorized to carry out the Christian ministry.
4. priest
a minister of any religion.
5. priest
one whose office it is to perform religious rites, esp. to make sacrificial offerings.
6. (v.t.) priest
to ordain as a priest.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME prest(e), priest, OE prēost, ult. < LL presbyterpresbyter)
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| Definition of 'Priest' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) priest
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
2. (noun) priest, non-Christian priest
a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
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1. (noun) priest
sb who carries out religious duties
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| Definition of 'Priest' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Priest
a presbyter elder; a minister
2. (noun) Priest
one who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say Mass; but especially, one of the lowest order possessing this power
3. (noun) Priest
a presbyter; one who belongs to the intermediate order between bishop and deacon. He is authorized to perform all ministerial services except those of ordination and confirmation
4. (noun) Priest
one who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests
5. (verb) Priest
to ordain as priest
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Priest
properly a man in touch with the religious life of the people, and for the most part consecrated to mediate between them and the Deity; the prophet, on the other hand, being one more in touch with the Deity, being at times so close to Him as to require a priest to mediate between him and the laity.
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Sense: (in the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches) a clergyman.
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 Afrikaans: priester |
 Arabic: كاهِن، قِسّيس |
 Bulgarian: свещеник |
 Brazilian: padre |
 Czech: kněz |
 German: der Priester |
 Danish: præst |
 Greek: ιερέας, παπάς |
 Spanish: cura |
 Estonian: preester |
 Farsi: کشیش |
 Finnish: pappi |
 French: prêtre |
 Hebrew: כּוֹמֶר |
 Hindi: पुरोहित |
 Croatian: duhovnik |
 Hungarian: pap |
 Indonesian: pejabat gereja |
 Icelandic: prestur |
 Italian: prete |
 Japanese: 牧師 |
 Korean: 성직자 |
 Lithuanian: kunigas |
 Latvian: priesteris; mācītājs |
 Malay: paderi |
 Dutch: priester |
 Norwegian: prest |
 Polish: ksiądz |
 Persian: کشیش |
 Pashto: كشيش،راهب |
 Portuguese: padre |
 Romanian: preot |
 Russian: священник |
 Slovak: kňaz |
 Slovenian: duhovnik |
 Serbian: sveštenik |
 Swedish: präst |
 Thai: นักบวช |
 Turkish: papaz, rahip |
 Taiwanese: 教士，牧師，神父 |
 Ukrainian: священик |
 Urdu: پادري |
 Vietnamese: linh mục |
 Chinese: 教士，牧师，神父 |
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