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priest

[ preest ]

noun

  1. a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
  2. (in Christian use)
    1. a person ordained to the sacerdotal or pastoral office; a member of the clergy; minister.
    2. (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clergy of the order next below that of bishop, authorized to carry out the Christian ministry.
  3. a minister of any religion.


verb (used with object)

  1. to ordain as a priest.

priest

/ 辫谤颈藧蝉迟 /

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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make a priest; ordain
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

priest

  1. One who is designated an authority on religious matters. In some churches , especially the Anglican Communion , Eastern Orthodox Church , and Roman Catholic Church , the ordained church leader who serves a congregation of believers is called a priest. The priests in these churches administer the sacraments , preach, and care for the needs of their congregations. ( See also minister and pastor .)
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Derived Forms

  • 藞辫谤颈别蝉迟藢濒颈办别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤颈别蝉迟顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 辫谤颈别蝉迟顎僱颈办别顎 adjective adverb
  • 补苍顎卼颈路辫谤颈别蝉迟顎 adjective
  • 耻苍顎僤别谤路辫谤颈别蝉迟顎 noun
  • un路辫谤颈别蝉迟顎僱颈办别顎 adjective adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of priest1

before 900; Middle English prest ( e ), priest, Old English 辫谤脓辞蝉迟, ultimately < Late Latin presbyter presbyter
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of priest1

Old English 辫谤脓辞蝉迟, apparently from presbyter ; related to Old High German 辫谤脓蝉迟别谤, Old French prestre
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It's senior priest previously told an Italian newspaper that Pope Francis had said he wished to be laid to rest there in 2022, citing inspiration from the Virgin Mary.

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As the Italian capital woke up to a hazy morning, teenage pilgrims, nuns and priests of all denominations filed silently down the streets leading to the Vatican.

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Pope Francis was a Jesuit - a Catholic religious order of priests known for their dedication to education and missionary work.

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Holding his phone out to show a caller back home his surroundings, a Brazilian priest spun on himself, laughing.

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鈥淲hen he called, everyone would gather near the screen and say hello, in Italian, in Arabic, in English,鈥 said Romanelli, one of Gaza鈥檚 last remaining priests.

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