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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 |
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The priest was a large man with beaming, kindly eyes, and a round jovial face. ---l trust the valour of the knight will be truer metal than the religion of the hermit, or the honesty of the yeoman; for this Locksley looks like a born deer-stealer, and the priest like a lusty hypocrite. There was a short railway official travelling up to the terminus, three fairly short market gardeners picked up two stations afterwards, one very short widow lady going up from a small Essex town, and a very short Roman Catholic priest going up from a small Essex village. |
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