priest
31priest — [OE] Priest goes back ultimately to the Greek noun presbúteros, which meant literally ‘elder’ (it was formed from the comparative of the adjective présbus ‘old’). It was used in the Greek translation of the New Testament for ‘elder of the church …
32priest */*/ — UK [priːst] / US [prɪst] noun [countable] Word forms priest : singular priest plural priests 1) someone whose job is to lead worship and perform other duties and ceremonies in some Christian churches a Roman Catholic priest He led the campaign… …
33priest — see once a priest, always a priest like people, like priest …
34priest — [OE] Priest goes back ultimately to the Greek noun presbúteros, which meant literally ‘elder’ (it was formed from the comparative of the adjective présbus ‘old’). It was used in the Greek translation of the New Testament for ‘elder of the church …
35priest — noun /ˈpɻiːst/ a) A religious clergyman who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple. The priest at the Catholic church heard his confession. b) A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish. The …
36priest — Synonyms and related words: Aaronic priesthood, Levite, Melchizedek priesthood, Seventy, abbe, abbess, abbot, acolyte, acolytus, apostle, baal kore, bishop, cantor, cassock, celibataire, celibate, chief rabbi, churchman, churchwoman, clergyman,… …
37priest — n 1. clergyman, cleric, clerical, clerk, ecclesiastic, churchman, minister, divine, man of the cloth, man of God, minster of the gospel, servant of God, cassock, abbd, spiritual father, rabbi, religious, reverend, Brit. blackcoat, liturgist, Rare …
38priest — [[t]prist[/t]] n. 1) rel (in Christian use) a) a person ordained to the sacerdotal or pastoral office; a member of the clergy; minister b) (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clergy of the order next below that of bishop, authorized to… …
39priest — 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… …
40PRIEST — The Etruscan priest is best classified as an augur (haruspex), a ritual specialist who examines and divines the signs of nature to interpret divine will following the prescriptions of the disciplina etrusca. Such figures with distinctive… …
