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单词 priest-kings
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priest /prēst/

noun
  1. (in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches) an ordained minister
  2. (in the Anglican Church) a minister ranking between a deacon and a bishop
  3. An official conductor of religious rites
  4. A mediator between a god and worshippers
  5. A club or mallet for killing fish
transitive verb

To ordain as priest

intransitive verb

To act as priest

ORIGIN: OE prēost, from L presbyter, from Gr presbyteros an elder

priestˈcraft noun

Priestly policy directed to worldly ends

priesˈtess noun

A female priest in non-Christian religions

priestˈhood noun

  1. The office or character of a priest
  2. The priestly order

priestˈ-like adjective

priestˈliness noun

priestˈling noun

A contemptible priest

priestˈly adjective

Belonging to, characteristic of or befitting a priest or priests

priestˈship noun

priestˈ-king noun

A king with priestly functions

priestˈ-rid or priestˈ-ridden adjective

Dominated by priests

priest's hole or priest hole noun (historical)

A secret room providing a hiding-place for a Roman Catholic priest in time of persecution or repression

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