What does priest mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
priest(noun)
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
priest, non-Christian priest(noun)
a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
Wiktionary
priest(Noun)
A religious clergyman who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
Etymology: From preist, preest, from preost, from presbyter, from πρεσβύτερος, from πρέσβυς. Reinforced in Middle English by prestre, also from Latin presbyter.
priest(Noun)
A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish.
Etymology: From preist, preest, from preost, from presbyter, from πρεσβύτερος, from πρέσβυς. Reinforced in Middle English by prestre, also from Latin presbyter.
priest(Noun)
The highest office in the Aaronic priesthood.
Etymology: From preist, preest, from preost, from presbyter, from πρεσβύτερος, from πρέσβυς. Reinforced in Middle English by prestre, also from Latin presbyter.
Webster Dictionary
Priest(noun)
a presbyter elder; a minister
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.]
Priest(noun)
one who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say Mass; but especially, one of the lowest order possessing this power
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.]
Priest(noun)
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
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.]
Priest(noun)
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
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.]
Priest(verb)
to ordain as priest
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.]
Freebase
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
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
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.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'priest' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4272
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'priest' in Nouns Frequency: #1320
Anagrams for priest »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of priest in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of priest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of priest in a Sentence
One day we helped reunite a Pakistani with his family who got separated on the road. We took to the streets until we found him. He was a Muslim, I'm a Christian priest and he hugged and kissed me, god is love. He doesn't know gender, race or borders.
Under this rule, if a pastor, priest or imam speaks about issues of public or political importance, they are threatened with the loss of their tax exempt status -- a crippling financial punishment, very, very unfair. But no longer.
He destroyed my life, for me he does not even deserve to be called a priest.
I don't think it's lurid, daytime soaps go into areas - lesbianism, married nuns, a woman in love with a priest - that would not be touched in prime time. And they're super-serious. We just take real situations and exaggerate them.
What is most important about the Pope’s speech is what he did not say. He did not say that he will change church law so that any priest who has sexually abused a child will be permanently removed from ministry, he did not say that any bishop who has been proven to have covered up sex crimes will be removed from office. Until he at least says and does that, nothing else he says and does will be effective in ending the crisis.
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- priesterAfrikaans
- ካህንAmharic
- قسيس, كاهنArabic
- keşişAzerbaijani
- святар, ксёндз, жрэцBelarusian
- свещеник, попBulgarian
- བླ་མTibetan Standard
- belegBreton
- sacerdotCatalan, Valencian
- pretiCorsican
- knězCzech
- offeiriadWelsh
- præstDanish
- Pfarrerin, Pfaffe, Pastor, Priester, Pastorin, Seelsorger, Pfäffin, Pfarrer, Seelsorgerin, PriesterinGerman
- παπάς, ιερωμένος, πρωτοπρεσβύτερος, κληρικός, εφημέριος, ιερέας, πρεσβύτεροςGreek
- pastroEsperanto
- sacerdote, párroco, curaSpanish
- preesterEstonian
- abade, apaizBasque
- کشیشPersian
- pappiFinnish
- presturFaroese
- prêtreFrench
- sagartIrish
- sagartScottish Gaelic
- כֹּהֵן, כומרHebrew
- papHungarian
- երեց, տերտեր, քուրմ, քահանաArmenian
- prestre, sacerdoteInterlingua
- pendetaIndonesian
- presturIcelandic
- prete, sacerdoteItalian
- כּוֹמHebrew
- 僧, 司祭, 神父, 牧師, 祭司Japanese
- მღვდელი, ქურუმიGeorgian
- palasiKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- អ្នកបួសKhmer
- 신부, 神父Korean
- sacerdos, flamenLatin
- PaschtouerLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- kunigasLithuanian
- priesterisLatvian
- TohungaMāori
- свештеник, попMacedonian
- qassisMaltese
- prestNorwegian
- pastoor, priesterDutch
- prestNorwegian Nynorsk
- ééʼ neishoodiiNavajo, Navaho
- prèireOccitan
- ksiądz, kapłan, klechaPolish
- presbítero, sacerdote, padrePortuguese
- prer, spiritualRomansh
- preotRomanian
- жрец, святой отец, отец, священник, батюшка, поп, ксёндзRussian
- peidru, prede, predi, peideruSardinian
- отац, otac, жрец, свештеник, svećenik, žrec, sveštenik, pop, свећеник, попSerbo-Croatian
- kňaz, otec, duchovný, páter, páterkoSlovak
- duhovnikSlovene
- pastor, präst, prostSwedish
- kasisiSwahili
- పూజారిTelugu
- หลวงพ่อ, มุนิ, พระ, พระสงฆ์, นักบวชThai
- ቀሺTigrinya
- papaz, din adamıTurkish
- священник, жрець, ксьондз, отець, ієрей, піп, священикUkrainian
- pop, kohin, kashish, ruhoniyUzbek
- linh mụcVietnamese
- hipädan, jikultan, hipastan, pädan, jipastan, kultan, jipädan, hikultan, pastanVolapük
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