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Priest

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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 Orders

2. non-christian priest, priest

a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Priest

see synonyms of priest
noun
1. Christianity
a person ordained to act as a mediator between God and man in administering the sacraments, preaching, blessing, guiding, etc
2. 
(in episcopal Churches) a minister in the second grade of the hierarchy of holy orders, ranking below a bishop but above a deacon
3. 
a minister of any religion
4. Judaism
a descendant of the family of Aaron who has certain privileges in the synagogue service
5. 
(in some non-Christian religions) an official who offers sacrifice on behalf of the people and performs other religious ceremonies
6. (sometimes capital)
a variety of fancy pigeon having a bald pate with a crest or peak at the back of the head
7. angling
a small club used to kill fish caught
verb (transitive)
8. 
to make a priest; ordain

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Priest

see synonyms of priest
noun
1. 
a person whose function is to make sacrificial offerings and perform other religious rites as an intermediary between deity and worshipers
2. 
a. 
in the early Christian church, a presbyter, or elder
b. 
in hierarchical Christian churches, a clergyman ranking next below a bishop and authorized to administer the sacraments
3. 
any clergyman

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Priest

see synonyms of priest
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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