priest

priest  (prst)

n.

1. In many Christian churches, a member of the second grade of clergy ranking below a bishop but above a deacon and having authority to administer the sacraments.

2. A person having the authority to perform and administer religious rites.

tr.v. priest·ed, priest·ing, priests

To ordain or admit to the priesthood.

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[Middle English preost, from Old English prost, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *prester (from Late Latin presbyter; see presbyter) or from West Germanic *prvost (from Latin praepositus, superintendent; see provost).]

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priest

Noun

1. (in the Christian Church) a person ordained to administer the sacraments and preach

2. a minister of any religion

3. an official who performs religious ceremonies [Old English prēost, apparently from presbyter]

priestess fem n
priesthood n
priestly adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders archpriest, prelate, primate, hierarch, high priest - a senior clergyman and dignitary bishop - a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ canon - a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter celebrant - an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church confessor - a priest who hears confession and gives absolution domestic prelate - (Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household Padre, Father - `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military Monsignor - (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests pontifex - a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome priestess - a woman priest vicar - a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman Holy Order, Order - (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order"
	2.	priest - a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion non-Christian priest spiritual leader - a leader in religious or sacred affairs Druid - a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland flamen - a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome hoodoo - a practitioner of voodoo lama - a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism magus - a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians priest-doctor, shaman - in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination votary - a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult; "a votary of Aphrodite"

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priest

noun clergyman, minister, father, divine, vicar, pastor, cleric, curate, churchman, padre (informal) holy man, man of God, man of the cloth, ecclesiastic, father confessor

Translations

priest [priːst] n → sacerdote m

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priest [priːst] n → prêtre m

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priest [priːst] n → Priester m

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priest [priːst] n → prete m; sacerdote m