chaplain

chap·lain  (chpln)

n. Abbr. Ch.

1. A member of the clergy attached to a chapel.

2.

a. A member of the clergy who conducts religious services for an institution, such as a prison or hospital.

b. A member of the clergy who is connected with a royal court or an aristocratic household.

3. A member of the clergy attached to a branch of the armed forces.

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[Middle English chapelein, from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin capellnus, from capella, chapel; see chapel.]

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chaplain·cy, chaplain·ship n.

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chaplain

Noun

a clergyman attached to a chapel, military body, or institution [Late Latin cappella chapel]

chaplaincy n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chaplain - a clergyman ministering to some institution prison chaplain - a chaplain in a prison clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church hospital chaplain - a chaplain in a hospital Holy Joe, military chaplain, padre, sky pilot - a chaplain in one of the military services

Translations

chaplain [ˈtʃæplɪn] n → capellán m

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chaplain [ˈtʃæplɪn] n → aumônier m

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chaplain [ˈtʃæplɪn] n → Pfarrer(in) m(f);

(Roman Catholic) → Kaplan m

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chaplain [ˈtʃæplɪn] n → cappellano