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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
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