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priest
(prēst)n.
1. In many Christian churches, a member of the second grade of clergy ranking below a bishop but above a deacon and having authority to administer the sacraments.
2. A person having the authority to perform and administer religious rites.
tr.v. priest·ed, priest·ing, priests
To ordain or admit to the priesthood.
[Middle English prest, from Old English prēost, from Late Latin presbyter; see presbyter.]
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priest
(priːst) or femininepriestess
n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a person ordained to act as a mediator between God and man in administering the sacraments, preaching, blessing, guiding, etc
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (in episcopal Churches) a minister in the second grade of the hierarchy of holy orders, ranking below a bishop but above a deacon
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a minister of any religion
4. (Judaism) Judaism a descendant of the family of Aaron who has certain privileges in the synagogue service
5. (Other Non-Christian Religions) (in some non-Christian religions) an official who offers sacrifice on behalf of the people and performs other religious ceremonies
6. (Breeds) (sometimes capital) a variety of fancy pigeon having a bald pate with a crest or peak at the back of the head
7. (Angling) angling a small club used to kill fish caught
vb (tr)
(Ecclesiastical Terms) to make a priest; ordain
[Old English prēost, apparently from presbyter; related to Old High German prēster, Old French prestre]
ˈpriestˌlike adj
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priest
(prist)n.
1. (in Christian use)
a. a person ordained to the sacerdotal or pastoral office; a member of the clergy; minister.
b. (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clergy of the order next below that of bishop, authorized to carry out the Christian ministry.
2. a minister of any religion.
3. one whose office it is to perform religious rites, esp. to make sacrificial offerings.
v.t. 4. to ordain as a priest.
[before 900; Middle English prest(e), priest, Old English prēost, ultimately < Late Latin presbyter presbyter]
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priest
Past participle: priested
Gerund: priesting
| Imperative |
|---|
| priest |
| priest |
| Present |
|---|
| I priest |
| you priest |
| he/she/it priests |
| we priest |
| you priest |
| they priest |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I priested |
| you priested |
| he/she/it priested |
| we priested |
| you priested |
| they priested |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am priesting |
| you are priesting |
| he/she/it is priesting |
| we are priesting |
| you are priesting |
| they are priesting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have priested |
| you have priested |
| he/she/it has priested |
| we have priested |
| you have priested |
| they have priested |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was priesting |
| you were priesting |
| he/she/it was priesting |
| we were priesting |
| you were priesting |
| they were priesting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had priested |
| you had priested |
| he/she/it had priested |
| we had priested |
| you had priested |
| they had priested |
| Future |
|---|
| I will priest |
| you will priest |
| he/she/it will priest |
| we will priest |
| you will priest |
| they will priest |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have priested |
| you will have priested |
| he/she/it will have priested |
| we will have priested |
| you will have priested |
| they will have priested |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be priesting |
| you will be priesting |
| he/she/it will be priesting |
| we will be priesting |
| you will be priesting |
| they will be priesting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been priesting |
| you have been priesting |
| he/she/it has been priesting |
| we have been priesting |
| you have been priesting |
| they have been priesting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been priesting |
| you will have been priesting |
| he/she/it will have been priesting |
| we will have been priesting |
| you will have been priesting |
| they will have been priesting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been priesting |
| you had been priesting |
| he/she/it had been priesting |
| we had been priesting |
| you had been priesting |
| they had been priesting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would priest |
| you would priest |
| he/she/it would priest |
| we would priest |
| you would priest |
| they would priest |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have priested |
| you would have priested |
| he/she/it would have priested |
| we would have priested |
| you would have priested |
| they would have priested |
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Noun 1. [画像:priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites]priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
bishop - a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
canon - a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
celebrant - an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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
Padre, Father - `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
Monsignor - (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests
pontifex - a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
priestess - a woman priest
vicar - a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
Holy Order, Order - (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order"
2. priest - a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
spiritual leader - a leader in religious or sacred affairs
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
priest-doctor, shaman - in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
votary - a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult; "a votary of Aphrodite"
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priest
noun clergyman, minister, father, divine, vicar, pastor, cleric, curate, churchman, padre (informal), holy man, man of God, man of the cloth, ecclesiastic, father confessor He had trained to be a Catholic priest.
Related words
adjective hieratic
adjective hieratic
Quotations
"The clergyman is expected to be a kind of human Sunday" [Samuel Butler The Way of All Flesh]
"A priest,"
"A piece of mere church furniture at best" [William Cowper Tirocinium]
"The clergyman is expected to be a kind of human Sunday" [Samuel Butler The Way of All Flesh]
"A priest,"
"A piece of mere church furniture at best" [William Cowper Tirocinium]
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Translations
كَاهِن كاهِن، قِسّيسكاهِنَه
свещеник
knězduchovní
præst
preester
pappi
svećenik
pap
pendeta
kvenprestur; hofgyîjaprestur
司祭牧師僧
신부
flamensacerdos
vaidila
mācītājspriesterisvaidelotis
kňaz
duhovniksvečenik
popsvećeniksveštenik
prästprostpastor
พระ
жрецьієрейксьондзотецьпіп
linh mục
priest
[priːst] N (gen, pagan) → sacerdote m; (Christian) → sacerdote m, cura mwoman priest → diaconisa f
see also high D
see also ordain A2
see also parish B
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priest
n → Priester(in) m(f), → Geistliche(r) mf
priest
:priest-hole
n → verborgener Winkel (in dem verfolgte Priester versteckt wurden)
priesthood
n → Priestertum nt; (= priests collectively) → Priesterschaft f; to enter the priest → Priester werden
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priest
(priːst) noun1. (in the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches) a clergyman. priester كاهِن، قِسّيس свещеник padre kněz der Priester præst ιερέας, παπάς cura preester کشیش pappi prêtre כומר पुरोहित duhovnik pap pejabat gereja prestur prete 牧師 성직자 kunigas priesteris; mācītājs paderi priester prest ksiądz كشيش،راهب padre preot священник kňaz duhovnik sveštenik präst นักบวช papaz, rahip 教士,牧師,神父 священик پادري linh mục 教士,牧师,神父
2. (feminine ˈpriestess) (in non-Christian religions) an official who performs sacrifices etc to the god(s). priesteres كاهِنَه жрец sacerdote duchovní der/die Priester(in) præst ιερέας, ιέρεια sacerdote; sacerdotisa preester روحانی pappi prêtre, esse כּוֹהֶנֶת पुजारिन visoki (vrhovni)svečenik pap pendeta kvenprestur; hofgyðja prete, sacerdore 聖職者 봉사자 vaidila, žynys priesteris; vaidelotis pendeta; sami priester prestinne; gydje kapłan روحاني،ملا sacerdote preoteasă жрица duchovný svečenik, svečenica sveštenica prästinna เจ้าหน้าที่ทําพิธีบวงสรวงพระผู้เป็นเจ้า rahip, din görevlisi (女)祭司 жрець پجاري thầy tế 祭司
ˈpriesthood noun1. priests in general. the Anglican priesthood. priesterskap رِجال الكَهْنوت او الأكليروس духовенство sacerdócio duchovenstvo die Priesterschaft præstegerning κλήρος, ιερατείο clero preesterkond کشیشی pappeus clergé כומר सामान्य पुरोहित svećenički stalež, svećenstvo papság pendeta prestastétt clero 聖職者 사제 dvasininkija garīdzniecība paderi geestelijkheid prestestand/-skap duchowieństwo ملايي،كشيشي sacerdócio preoţime духовенство duchovenstvo duhovščina sveštenstvo prästerskap ความเป็นพระ papazlık, rahiplik (教會的)全部教士 духівництво مذہبي لوگ chức thầy tu (教会的)全部教士
2. the office or position of a priest. He was called to the priesthood. priesteramp مَنْصِب الكاهِن أو وَظيفَتُه сан на свещеник sacerdócio kněžský stav das Priesteramt præsteembede ιερατικό σχήμα sacerdocio preestriamet مقام کشیشی papinvirka prêtrise כמורה पादरी पद, पुरोहित पद svećenička služba papság jabatan pendeta prestsembætti sacerdozio 聖職 사제직 kunigystė mācītāja/priestera amats pejabat paderi; jawatan paderi priesterschap prestekall/-embete stan duchowny دكشيشي مقام sacerdócio preoţie священство kňazský stav duhovništvo služba sveštenika prästämbete ตําแหน่งของการเป็นพระ papazlık 教士的職位 священство پادري کا منصب giới giáo 教士的职位
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priest
→ كَاهِن kněz præst Priester ιερέας sacerdote pappi prêtre svećenik prete 司祭 신부 priester prest kapłan padre священник präst พระ rahip linh mục 牧师Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
priest
n. sacerdote, padre, cura.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
priest
n sacerdote m, cura mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.