priest

  • 11Priest —   [priːst], Christopher, englischer Schriftsteller, * Manchester 14. 7. 1943; geprägt von der Tradition der Sciencefiction; schreibt v. a. Romane, die den Bezug zu diesem Genre spielerisch reflektieren, z. B. »The space machine« (1976; deutsch… …

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  • 12priest — [n] man who is minister in Roman or Orthodox Catholic church clergyperson, cleric, curate, divine, ecclesiastic, elder, father, father confessor, friar, holy man, lama, man of God, man of the cloth*, monk, padre, pontiff, preacher, rector, vicar; …

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  • 13priest — ► NOUN 1) an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to perform certain ceremonies. 2) a person who performs ceremonies in a non Christian religion. DERIVATIVES priesthood noun priestly adjective. ORIGIN Old… …

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  • 14priest — [prēst] n. [ME prest < OE preost (? with O by assoc. with profost, PROVOST) < LL(Ec) presbyter, an elder < Gr presbyteros, elder, compar. of presbys, old, old man (in LGr(Ec), an elder) < IE * pres , ahead < base * per (see PER1,… …

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  • 15Priest — A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the priesthood, a term which may also apply… …

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  • 16priest — arch·priest; com·priest; priest·al; priest·dom; priest·ess; priest; priest·hood; priest·ian·i·ty; priest·ish; priest·ism; priest·ist; priest·let; priest·li·ness; priest·ling; priest·ly; priest·ship; un·priest; priest·less; …

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  • 17Priest — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Priest est la traduction anglaise du mot « prêtre ». Ce terme peut également désigner : Sommaire 1 Œuvres de fiction 2 …

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  • 18priest — n. 1) to ordain a priest 2) to defrock, unfrock a priest 3) an Anglican; Catholic; Episcopalian; Mormon; Orthodox priest 4) a high; parish priest * * * [priːst] Catholic Episcopalian Mormon Orthodox priest parish priest unfrock a priest a high …

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  • 19priest — priestless, adj. priestlike, adj., adv. /preest/, n. 1. a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and esp. to make sacrificial offerings. 2. (in Christian use) a. a person ordained to the sacerdotal or pastoral office; a member of… …

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  • 20Priest — Koreanische Schreibweise koreanisches Alphabet: 프리스트 Revidierte Romanisierung: peuriseuteu McCune Reischauer: p ŭrisŭtŭ Priest ist eine Manhwa Serie des koreanischen Zeichners Hyung Min woo. Erzählt wird der von Tod und Verderben gepflasterte Weg …

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