| NOUN | person | non-Christian priest, priest | a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion |
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| Meaning | A person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion. | |
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| Synonym | priest | |
| Instances | Ezra | A Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| 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 |
| Spanish | sacerdote | |
| Catalan | sacerdot | |
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