English > priest: 2 senses > noun 1, person Meaning | A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders. |
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Instances | Aaron | (Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites / Israelites |
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Dominic, Saint Dominic, St. Dominic, Domingo de Guzman | (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221) |
Narrower | Father, Padre | 'Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church) |
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Monsignor | (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests |
archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate | A senior clergyman and dignitary |
bishop | A senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority |
canon | A priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter |
celebrant | An officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist |
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 |
pontifex | A member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome |
priestess | A woman priest / priest |
vicar | A Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman |
Broader | Holy Order, Order | (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy |
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clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth | A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
Spanish | capellán, cura, mosén, párroco, pastor, presbítero, reverendo, sacerdote |
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Catalan | capellà, mossèn, prevere, sacerdot |
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Adjectives | priestly | befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood |
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Nouns | priesthood | the body of ordained religious practitioners |
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