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priest
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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.

[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).]

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
Noun1.priestpriest - 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
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"

priest
Translations

priest [priːst] nsacerdote m
priest [priːst] nprêtre m
priest [priːst] nPriester m
priest [priːst] nprete m; sacerdote m

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, 신부 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
2 (feminine ˈpriestess) (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
n ˈpriesthood
1 priests in general the Anglican priesthood. priesterskap رِجال الكَهْنوت او الأكليروس духовенство duchovenstvo præstegerning die Priesterschaft κλήρος, ιερατείο clero preesterkond کشیشی papisto clergé כּוֹמֶר सामान्य पुरोहित svećenički stalež,svećenstvo papság pendeta prestastétt clero 聖職者 사제단(團) 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
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


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