Priest

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related words 1.5 See Also 1.6 External link

English

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /'pr\i:st/
• IPA: /'pɻiːst/

Etymology

From Greek presbyteros meaning elder

Noun

priest, plural priests

1. A religious clergyman who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.

   The priest at the Catholic church heard his confession.

   The shinto priest burnt incense for his ancestors.

   The israelite priests of Yahweh's temple were descended from Moses' brother Aaron.

Translations

Anglo-Saxon: préost m, ǽweweard m, ciricþingere m, clǽnsere m, ealdwita m, gebedmann m, heargweard m, hlýtere m, sácerd m, f, þingere m, wéofodþegn m; regular ~ híredpréost m Bulgarian: свещеник Chinese: 司铎 (siduo), 司祭 (siji), 教士 (jiaoshi) Czech: kněz m, otec, duchovní, duchovní otec, páter, velebný otec, velebníček m Danish: præst Dutch: priester m, pastoor m Finnish: pappi French: prêtre m German: Priester m Hebrew: גַּלָּח m (Christian) Interlingua: prestre, sacerdote Italian: prete m

Japanese: 司祭 (しさい), 牧師 (ぼくし), 僧 (そう) Latin: sacerdos m, f Persian: کشیش (keshish) Polish: ksiądz m, kapłan m, klecha m (informal), Slovak: kňaz, otec, duchovný, páter, páterko m Spanish: cura m, sacerdote m Swedish: präst c

Related words

• priestess
• priesthood
• priestly

See Also

• archbishop
• bishop
• brother
• clergy
• clergyman
• cleric
• dean
• father
• monk
• monsignor
• nun
• prelate
• vicar

External link

• Wikipedia article on Priests