Meaning | A person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion. |
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Synonym | priest |
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Instances | Ezra | A Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem |
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Narrower | Druid | A pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland |
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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 |
shaman, priest-doctor | In societies practicing shamanism |
votary | A priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult |
Broader | spiritual leader | A leader in religious or sacred affairs |
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Spanish | sacerdote |
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Catalan | sacerdot |
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