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priest

UK/ˈpɹiːst/ US/ˈpɹ̥iːst/ common

noun

1.

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

2.

a spiritual leader in a non-Christian religion

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Origin

From Middle English prest, preest, from Old English prēost (“priest”), from Late Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). Reinforced in Middle English by Old French prestre, also from Latin presbyter. Doublet of presbyter and prester. * The Tyndale Bible uses native English elder instead.

Phrases

  • a dumb priest never got a parish
  • brown priest
  • chief priest
  • die roaring for a priest
  • fetish priest
  • head priest
  • hedge priest
  • high priest

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