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priest
(prēst)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 prest, from Old English prēost, from Late Latin presbyter; see presbyter.]
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priest
(priːst) or femininepriestess
n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a person ordained to act as a mediator between God and man in administering the sacraments, preaching, blessing, guiding, etc
2. (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. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a minister of any religion
4. (Judaism) Judaism a descendant of the family of Aaron who has certain privileges in the synagogue service
5. (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. (Breeds) (sometimes capital) a variety of fancy pigeon having a bald pate with a crest or peak at the back of the head
7. (Angling) angling a small club used to kill fish caught
vb (tr)
(Ecclesiastical Terms) to make a priest; ordain
[Old English prēost, apparently from presbyter; related to Old High German prēster, Old French prestre]
ˈpriestˌlike adj
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priest
(prist)n.
1. (in Christian use)
a. a person ordained to the sacerdotal or pastoral office; a member of the clergy; minister.
b. (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clergy of the order next below that of bishop, authorized to carry out the Christian ministry.
2. a minister of any religion.
3. one whose office it is to perform religious rites, esp. to make sacrificial offerings.
v.t. 4. to ordain as a priest.
[before 900; Middle English prest(e), priest, Old English prēost, ultimately < Late Latin presbyter presbyter]
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priest
Past participle: priested
Gerund: priesting
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| Noun | 1. |  priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Ordersbishop - 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" |
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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
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]
"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]
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Translations
كَاهِنكاهِن، قِسّيسكاهِنَه
свещеник
knězduchovní
præst
preester
pappi
svećenik
pap
pendeta
kvenprestur; hofgyîjaprestur
司祭牧師僧
신부
flamensacerdos
vaidila
mācītājspriesterisvaidelotis
kňaz
duhovniksvečenik
popsvećeniksveštenik
prästprostpastor
พระ
жрецьієрейксьондзотецьпіп
linh mục
priest
[priːst] N (gen, pagan) → sacerdote m; (Christian) → sacerdote m, cura mwoman priest → diaconisa f
see also high D
see also ordain A2
see also parish B
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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priest
n → Priester(in) m(f), → Geistliche(r) mf
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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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
priest
(priːst) noun1. (in the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches) a clergyman.
2. (feminine ˈpriestess) (in non-Christian religions) an official who performs sacrifices etc to the god(s).
ˈpriesthood noun1. priests in general. the Anglican priesthood.
2. the office or position of a priest. He was called to the priesthood.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
priest
→ كَاهِن kněz præst Priester ιερέας sacerdote pappi prêtre svećenik prete 司祭 신부 priester prest kapłan padre священник präst พระ rahip linh mục 牧师Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
priest
n. sacerdote, padre, cura.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
priest
n sacerdote m, cura mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.