priest

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From Middle English preist, preest, from Old English prēost, from Late Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros), from πρέσβυς (presbus, elder, older). Reinforced in Middle English by Old French prestre, also from Latin presbyter.

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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.
  2. A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish.
  3. (Mormonism) The highest office in the Aaronic priesthood.

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