Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,921,828,604 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

worker-priest

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
work·er-priest (wûrkr-prst)
n. Roman Catholic Church
A priest, especially in France, who spends time in secular employment for missionary purposes.

worker-priest
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a Roman Catholic priest who has full-time or part-time employment in a secular job to be more closely in touch with the problems of the laity
Translations
worker-priest [ˌwɜːkəˈpriːst] nprete m operaio


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
In a reversal of the church's position, the Second Vatican Council later restored the worker-priest movement.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.