Definitions

priest

[preest] / prist /

NOUN

man who is minister in roman or orthodox catholic church

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cleric elder father friar lama monk preacher rector

STRONG

curate divine ecclesiastic padre pontiff vicar

WEAK

clergyperson father confessor holy man man of God man of the cloth

Example Sentences

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PRIEST, chief, of a society in heaven, 266.

From The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love by Swedenborg, Emanuel

The KING, exalted with his mood of selfsacrifice kneels, removes his crown and lays it in the hands of the PRIEST.

From Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act by McFadden, Elizabeth Apthorp

And the good elder, during the whole of this story, evidently thought that the point of it was, somehow, against the PRIEST!

From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 by White, Andrew Dickson

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