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Princeton's WordNet

  1. priestnoun

    a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

  2. priest, non-Christian priestnoun

    a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

Wiktionary

  1. priestnoun

    A religious clergyman who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.

  2. priestnoun

    A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish.

  3. priestnoun

    The highest office in the Aaronic priesthood.

  4. Etymology: From preist, preest, from preost, from presbyter, from πρεσβύτερος, from πρέσβυς. Reinforced in Middle English by prestre, also from Latin presbyter.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. PRIESTnoun

    Etymology: preost , Sax. prestre, Fr.

    I’ll to the vicar,
    Bring you the maid, you shall not lack a priest. William Shakespeare.

    The high priest shall not uncover his head. Lev. xxi. 10.

    Our practice of singing differs from the practice of David, the priests and Levites. Henry Peacham.

    These pray’rs I thy priest before thee bring. John Milton.

    No neighbours, but a few poor simple clowns,
    Honest and true, with a well-meaning priest. Nicholas Rowe.

Wikipedia

  1. Priest

    A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the 'priesthood', a term which also may apply to such persons collectively. A priest may have the duty to hear confessions periodically, give marriage counseling, provide prenuptial counseling, give spiritual direction, teach catechism, or visit those confined indoors, such as the sick in hospitals and nursing homes.

ChatGPT

  1. priest

    A priest is a religious leader who performs sacred rituals, offers spiritual guidance, and interprets religious laws within a particular faith or religion. They often have the authority to conduct ceremonies such as weddings, funerals, and baptisms, and can administer rites and sacraments. The exact role, duties, qualifications, and status of a priest can vary widely depending on the specific religious tradition.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Priestnoun

    a presbyter elder; a minister

  2. Priestnoun

    one who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say Mass; but especially, one of the lowest order possessing this power

  3. Priestnoun

    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. Priestnoun

    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. Priestverb

    to ordain as priest

  6. Etymology: [OE. prest, preost, AS. prest, fr. L. presbyter, Gr. elder, older, n., an elder, compar. of an old man, the first syllable of which is probably akin to L. pristinus. Cf. Pristine, Presbyter.]

Wikidata

  1. Priest

    A priest or priestess is a person authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or multiple deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the priesthood, a term which also may apply to such persons collectively. Priests and priestesses have existed since the earliest of times and in the simplest societies. They exist in all or some branches of Judaism, Christianity, Shintoism, Hinduism and many other religions. They are generally regarded as having positive contact with the deity or deities of the religion to which they subscribe, often interpreting the meaning of events and performing the rituals of the religion. Priests are leaders to whom other believers will often turn for advice on spiritual matters. In many religions, being a priest or priestess is a full-time position, ruling out any other career. In other cases it is a part-time role. For example in the early history of Iceland the chieftains were titled goði, a word meaning "priest". As seen in the saga of Hrafnkell Freysgoði, however, being a priest consisted merely of offering periodic sacrifices to the Norse gods and goddesses; it was not a full-time role, nor did it involve ordination.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Priest

    prēst, n. one who offers sacrifices or officiates in sacred offices: a minister above a deacon and below a bishop: a clergyman:—fem. Priest′ess.—ns. Priest′craft, priestly policy: the schemes of priests to gain wealth or power; Priest′hood, the office or character of a priest: the priestly order.—adjs. Priest′-like, Priest′ly, pertaining to or like a priest.—n. Priest′liness.—adj. Priest′-rid′den, controlled by priests.—High priest, a chief priest, esp. the chief ecclesiastical officer in the ancient Jewish church. [A.S. preóst (O. Fr. prestre, Fr. prêtre)—L. presbyter, an elder.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  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.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PRIEST

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Priest is ranked #2430 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Priest surname appeared 14,915 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Priest.

    88.1% or 13,142 total occurrences were White.
    6.1% or 911 total occurrences were Black.
    2.5% or 386 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2% or 301 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 89 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 84 total occurrences were Asian.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PRIEST' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4272

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PRIEST' in Nouns Frequency: #1320

Anagrams for PRIEST »

  1. ripest

  2. sitrep

  3. sprite

  4. stripe

  5. esprit

  6. pteris

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PRIEST in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PRIEST in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of PRIEST in a Sentence

  1. Wallace Stevens:

    The poet is the priest of the invisible.

  2. Scot Landry:

    Brian invited me to imagine a PragerU for Catholics, eDIFY will equip every parent, grandparent, priest and concerned peer with easily shareable videos and more that address the most hot-button topics of the day.

  3. Tania Rey:

    In my town, the priest circulates with old ladies, i am very shocked to see these two priests like this.

  4. Amanda Priest:

    Following the court's adverse ruling, the Attorney General immediately filed an appeal to the Eighth Circuit, amanda Priest continues to defend Arkansas law protecting women's health by requiring a board certified or eligible OBGYN to perform an abortion, as well as Arkansas laws that( protect) unborn life by prohibiting abortions after 18 weeks and at any time if based on a Down Syndrome diagnosis.

  5. Sofronio Bancud:

    No priest, and no human being for that matter, deserves to be killed with utter brutality, disrespect and impunity, to kill a priest then, for whatever motive or cause, is not only unChristian and inhuman ; it is also un-Filipino.

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