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 [priːst] feminine, priestess

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a person ordained to act as a mediator between God and man in administering the sacraments, preaching, blessing, guiding, etc.

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (in episcopal Churches) a minister in the second grade of the hierarchy of holy orders, ranking below a bishop but above a deacon

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a minister of any religion

4. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism a descendant of the family of Aaron who has certain privileges in the synagogue service

5. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) (in some non-Christian religions) an official who offers sacrifice on behalf of the people and performs other religious ceremonies

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) (sometimes capital) a variety of fancy pigeon having a bald pate with a crest or peak at the back of the head

7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling a small club used to kill fish caught

vb (tr)

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to make a priest; ordain Related adjective hieratic

[Old English prēost, apparently from presbyter; related to Old High German prēster, Old French prestre]

priestlike  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 He had trained to be a Catholic priest.

Related words
adjective hieratic

Quotations
"The clergyman is expected to be a kind of human Sunday" [Samuel Butler The Way of All Flesh]
"A priest,"
"A piece of mere church furniture at best" [William Cowper Tirocinium]

Translations

priest [priːst] N (gen, pagan) → sacerdote m; (Christian) → sacerdote m, cura m
woman priest → diaconisa f
see also high D
see also ordain A2
see also parish B

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priest [ˈpriːst] n → prêtre m
He's a priest → Il est prêtre.

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priest

n → Priester(in) m(f), → Geistliche(r) mf

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priest:

priest-hole

n → verborgener Winkel (in dem verfolgte Priester versteckt wurden)

priesthood

n → Priestertum nt; (= priests collectively) → Priesterschaft f; to enter the priest → Priester werden

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priest [priːst] n → prete m, sacerdote m

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priest [priːst] n → prete m, sacerdote m

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priest

n priest [priːst]

1 (in the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches) a clergyman. priester كاهِن، قِسّيس свещеник kněz præst der Priester ιερέας, παπάς cura preester کشیش pappi prêtre כּוֹמֶר पुरोहित duhovnik pap pejabat gereja prestur prete 牧師 성직자 kunigas priesteris; mācītājs paderi priester prest ksiądz padre preot священник kňaz duhovnik sveštenik präst นักบวช papaz, rahip 教士，牧師，神父 священик پادري linh mục 教士，牧师，神父

2 (feminineˈpriestess) (in non-Christian religions) an official who performs sacrifices etc to the god(s). priesteres كاهِنَه жрец duchovní præst der/die Priester(in) ιερέας, ιέρεια sacerdote; sacerdotisa preester روحانی pappi prêtre, esse כּוֹהֶנֶת पुजारिन visoki (vrhovni)svečenik pap pendeta kvenprestur; hofgyðja prete, sacerdore 聖職者 봉사자 vaidila, žynys priesteris; vaidelotis pendeta; sami priester prestinne; gydje kapłan sacerdote preoteasă жрица duchovný svečenik, svečenica sveštenica prästinna พระ rahip, din görevlisi 祭司 жрець پجاري thầy tế 祭司

n priesthood

1 priests in general the Anglican priesthood. priesterskap رِجال الكَهْنوت او الأكليروس духовенство duchovenstvo præstegerning die Priesterschaft κλήρος, ιερατείο clero preesterkond کشیشی pappeus clergé כּוֹמֶר सामान्य पुरोहित svećenički stalež,svećenstvo papság pendeta prestastétt clero 聖職者 사제 dvasininkija garīdzniecība paderi geestelijkheid prestestand/-skap duchowieństwo sacerdócio preoţime духовенство duchovenstvo duhovščina sveštenstvo prästerskap ความเป็นพระ papazlık, rahiplik (教會的)全部教士 духівництво مذہبي لوگ chức thầy tu （教会的）全部教士

2 the office or position of a priest He was called to the priesthood. priesteramp مَنْصِب الكاهِن أو وَظيفَتُه сан на свещеник kněžský stav præsteembede das Priesteramt ιερατικό σχήμα sacerdocio preestriamet مقام کشیشی papinvirka prêtrise כְּמוּרָה पादरी पद, पुरोहित पद svećenička služba papság jabatan pendeta prestsembætti sacerdozio 聖職 사제직 kunigystė mācītāja/priestera amats pejabat paderi; jawatan paderi priesterschap prestekall/-embete stan duchowny sacerdócio preoţie священство kňazský stav duhovništvo služba sveštenika prästämbete ตำแหน่งของการเป็นพระ papazlık 教士的職位 священство پادري کا منصب giới giáo 教士的职位

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priest → قسيس kněz præst Priester ιερέας sacerdote pappi prêtre svećenik prete 司祭 신부 priester prest kapłan padre священник präst พระ rahip linh mục 牧师