non-christian priest

Noun
  1. A person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion (synset 110490835)
    is a type of: spiritual leader - a leader in religious or sacred affairs
    subtypes:
    • druid - a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
    • flamen - a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome
    • hoodoo - a practitioner of voodoo
    • lama - a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
    • magus - a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians
    • priest-doctor, shaman - in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
    • votary - a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
    specific instances: ezra - a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
    same as: priest

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