priest

Noun
  1. A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites;
    One of the Holy Orders (synset 110490364)
    is a type of:
    subtypes:
    • archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate - a senior clergyman and dignitary
    • bishop - a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
    • canon - a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
    • celebrant - an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
    • confessor - a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
    • domestic prelate - (Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household
    • father, padre - `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
    • monsignor - (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests
    • pontifex - a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
    • priestess - a woman priest
    • vicar - a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
    specific instances:
    • aaron - (Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf
    • domingo de guzman, dominic, saint dominic, st. dominic - (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)
  2. 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: non-christian priest

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