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priest

UK
/priːst/
US
/prist/

Translations

priestnoun
priests
pl
UK
/priːst/
US
/prist/
The priest led the congregation in prayer.
Священник вел собрание в молитве.
The ancient Egyptian priest performed rituals in the temple.
Древнеегипетский жрец проводил ритуалы в храме.
Additional translations
пастырь
служитель культа
духовник
Synonyms
spiritual leader
holy man
chaplain
clergyman
minister
pastor
vicar
reverend
priestverb
priested
Past Simple
priested
Past Participle
priesting
Gerund
UK
/priːst/
US
/prist/
Synonyms
consecrate
appoint
invest
induct
install
anoint
ordain
priestadjective
Used attributively to describe something relating to a priest; usually non-gradable.
Synonyms
priestly
clerical
sacerdotal
ecclesiastical
ministerial

Definitions

priestnoun
A person who is authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities.
The priest led the congregation in prayer during the Sunday service.
A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders.
After years of study, he was finally ordained as a priest in the Catholic Church.
A short, usually weighted club used by anglers to stun or kill fish quickly.
He dispatched the salmon with a priest before placing it in the cooler.
priestverb
To ordain or appoint as a priest.
The bishop priested three deacons during the ceremony.
To act or serve in the role of a priest.
For many years he priested in remote mountain parishes.
priestadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a priest; priestly (used before a noun).
The old mansion contained a secret priest hole behind the fireplace.
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