单词 | priest |
释义 | priest n.   1. an ordained minister of the Roman Catholic or Orthodox Church, or of the Anglican Church (above a deacon and below a bishop), authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments.   2. an official minister of a non-Christian religion. Phrases and idioms priest's hole hist. a hiding-place for a Roman Catholic priest during times of religious persecution. Derivatives priestless adj. priestlike adj. priestling n. Etymology: OE preost, ult. f. eccl.L presbyter: see PRESBYTER |
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