priest

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1 different kinds of priest
2 the life and work of a priest
see also CHURCH, CHRISTIAN, JEW, MUSLIM, RELIGION

1 different kinds of priest
- a person who performs religious ceremonies: (especially in the Roman Catholic Church) priest, (in the Church of England) vicar, (in other Protestant Churches) minister
- the group of people who are priests: clergy (noun U); connected with the clergy: clerical
in clerical dress
- a member of the clergy: clergyman (plural clergymen)
- a person who gives religious talks in church or elsewhere: preacher
- a priest who works in an organization like the army or a school: chaplain
- a senior priest who is in charge of all the churches and priests in an area: bishop
- a bishop who has authority over other bishops: archbishop
the Archbishop of Canterbury
- a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church: cardinal
- the head of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope
Pope John Paul II
- the title of a priest: Reverend (written abbreviation Rev), (especially used in the Roman Catholic Church) Father
The Reverend Paul Smith ◎ Father Brown

2 the life and work of a priest
- to make sb a priest: ordain sb; the ceremony of making a person a priest: ordination (noun U/C)
He was ordained last Saturday. ◎ Some churches now accept the ordination of women.
- the status of being a priest: the priesthood (noun singular), the ministry (noun singular)
to enter the priesthood
- an area which a priest is in charge of: parish
our local parish priest
- the house in which the priest in charge of a parish lives: vicarage; Roman Catholics use the word presbytery
- the official home of a bishop: palace
- a long item of clothing worn by some priests: cassock
- a piece of stiff cloth that some priests wear round their neck: dog collar
- a piece of clothing worn by some priests in church ceremonies: vestment (usually plural)
- a religious ceremony in a church: service
morning service ◎ the eleven o'clock service
- to speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for sth: pray
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