What is "priest" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does priest mean in English? Meaning of priest definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "priest" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "priest": a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

Noun

  • Meaning: a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
  • Synonyms: priest
  • Hyponyms: archpriest bishop canon celebrant confessor domestic prelate father hierarch high priest monsignor padre pontifex prelate priestess primate vicar
  • Hypernyms: clergyman holy order man of the cloth order reverend
  • Instance Hyponyms: aaron domingo de guzman dominic saint dominic st. dominic
  • Meaning of "priest": a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

    Noun

  • Meaning: a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
  • Synonyms: non-christian priest priest
  • Hyponyms: druid flamen hoodoo lama magus priest-doctor shaman votary
  • Hypernyms: spiritual leader
  • Instance Hyponyms: ezra
  • Synonyms:

    cleric, father, monk, preacher, elder, rector, vicar, curate, divine, ecclesiastic, pontiff, clergyperson, father confessor, man of God, lama, friar, padre, holy man, man of the cloth,

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    priest in English: priest
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