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chaplain
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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.

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

chaplain·cy, chaplain·ship n.

chaplain
Noun
a clergyman attached to a chapel, military body, or institution [Late Latin cappella chapel]
chaplaincy n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chaplainchaplain - 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] ncapellán m

chaplain [ˈtʃæplɪn] naumônier m

chaplain [ˈtʃæplɪn] nPfarrer(in) m(f);
(Roman Catholic) → Kaplan m

chaplain [ˈtʃæplɪn] ncappellano

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 (공공 시설에 소속된) 성직자 kapelionas kapelāns paderi tentera aalmoezenier skips-/felt-/sykehus-/fengselsprest kapelan capelão preot militar капеллан vojenský kňaz kaplan kapelan präst, sjömans-, regements-, fältpräst อนุศาสนาจารย์ ...papazı 牧師 капелан; священик پادری ، پروہت cha tuyên úy


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