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priest

2 definitions • 3 examples
1
a person, usually a man, who has been trained to perform religious duties in the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church, or a person with particular duties in some other religions:

Examples:

Father O'Dooley was ordained a priest in 1949.
There is still a ban on women priests in the Catholic Church.
2
a person, usually a man, who has been trained to perform religious duties in some Christian churches, esp. the Roman Catholic Church, or a person with particular duties in some other religions:

Examples:

a Catholic priest

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