Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for chaplain. Search instead for Chaplains.
Definitions

chaplain

[chap-lin] / ˈtʃæp lɪn /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Back on the recovery ship, he sought out the chaplain, needing a way to express what he had experienced that science had not given him.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Schlanger served as a chaplain for the New South Wales correctional service and a major hospital, Chabad said.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Rabbi Schlanger, 41, was a community chaplain in hospitals and prisons, and is survived by his wife and five young children, including a two-month-old baby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Trafficante said that she now works as a chaplain who ministers to people in shelters and on the streets.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

The chaplain sagged limply beneath the mountainous weight of his despair.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




Vocabulary lists containing chaplain