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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024priest /prist/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religion(in Christian use)
- a person ordained to an office in a church as a member of the clergy;
minister. - (in churches with strict ranking) a member of the clergy of the order next below that of bishop.
- one whose job or position is to perform religious ceremonies, etc.:As the Hindu priests walked by, the armies stopped fighting to allow them to pass.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024priest (prēst),USA pronunciation n. - a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and esp. to make sacrificial offerings.
- Religion(in Christian use)
- a person ordained to the sacerdotal or pastoral office;
a member of the clergy; minister. - (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clergy of the order next below that of bishop, authorized to carry out the Christian ministry.
- a minister of any religion.
v.t. - to ordain as a priest.
- Late Latin presbyter presbyter
- Middle English prest(e), priest, Old English prēost, ultimately bef. 900
priest′less, adj. priest′like′, adj., adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: priest /priːst/, (feminine)priestess n - a person ordained to act as a mediator between God and man in administering the sacraments, preaching, blessing, guiding, etc
- (in episcopal Churches) a minister in the second grade of the hierarchy of holy orders, ranking below a bishop but above a deacon
- a minister of any religion
- (in some non-Christian religions) an official who offers sacrifice on behalf of the people and performs other religious ceremonies
vb (transitive)- to make a priest; ordain
Etymology: Old English prēost, apparently from presbyter; related to Old High German prēster, Old French prestreˈpriestˌlike adj |