Meaning Of The Word Priest

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priest
countable noun: A priest is a member of the Christian clergy in the Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox church.
countable noun: In many non-Christian religions a priest is someone who has particular duties and responsibilities in a place where people worship.

priest in American English
a person whose function is to make sacrificial offerings and perform other religious rites as an intermediary between deity and worshipers
noun: a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and esp. to make sacrificial offerings
transitive verb: to ordain as a priest

priest in British English
to make a priest; ordain
noun: a person ordained to act as a mediator between God and humankind in administering the sacraments, preaching, blessing, guiding, etc

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