chaplainnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃæp.lɪn/us/ˈtʃæp.lɪn/a Christian official who is responsible for the religious needs of an organization:
the college/hospital/prison chaplain
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Religious leaders & officials
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- archbishopric
- archdeacon
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- curate
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- deaconess
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- padre
- papal
- parish clerk
- rabbi
- rector
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