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 [ˈtʃæplɪn]

n

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a Christian clergyman attached to a private chapel of a prominent person or institution or ministering to a military body, professional group, etc a military chaplain a prison chaplain

[from Old French chapelain, from Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella chapel]

chaplaincy , chaplainship, chaplainry 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
chaplain general (Mil) → vicario m general castrense

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chaplain [ˈtʃæplɪn] n → aumônier m

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chaplain

n → Kaplan m

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chaplain [ˈtʃæplɪn] n → cappellano

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chaplain

n chaplain [ˈtʃӕplin]

a clergyman attached to a ship, regiment etc. kapelaan كاهِنٌ (في الجَيْش أو البَحْرِيَّه) воен. свещеник vojenský kněz -præst der Geistliche στρατιωτικός ιερέας capellán kaplan کشیش مخصوص مکانی خاص pappi aumônier כֹּמֵר צְבָאִי @@@כּוֹמֵר צְבָאי$$$ जहाज या रेजिमेंट से संबद्ध पुजारी, पुरोहित, पादरी kapelan káplán rohaniwan, pendeta (hirð-/her-/skóla)prestur cappellano 従軍牧師 군목 kapelionas kapelāns paderi tentera aalmoezenier skips-/felt-/sykehus-/fengselsprest kapelan capelão preot militar капеллан vojenský kňaz kaplan kapelan präst, sjömans-, regements-, fältpräst อนุศาสนาจารย์ ...papazı (船上或軍隊等團體的)牧師 капелан; священик پادری ، پروہت cha tuyên úy 牧师