officiant

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English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin officiāns, present participle of officiō, officiāre (to perform a duty or service) (not to be confused with Classical officiō, officere (to obstruct, hinder)), a denominal verb from officium (duty, service).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈfɪʃi.ənt/
  • Hyphenation: of‧fi‧ci‧ant

Noun

officiant (plural officiants)

  1. A person who officiates at a religious ceremony (other than the Eucharist)
  2. A person who officiates at a civil (non-religious) wedding ceremony.

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Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle French officiant. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "NL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌɔ.fi.siˈɑnt/, /ˌɔ.fiˈsjɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: of‧fi‧ci‧ant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

officiant m (plural officianten)

  1. (chiefly Roman Catholicism) officiant, officiating priest or other person holding a religious office
  2. officiating official

French

Pronunciation

Participle

officiant

  1. present participle of officier

Adjective

officiant (feminine officiante, masculine plural officiants, feminine plural officiantes)

  1. officiating

Further reading


Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) officiant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of officiō

Swedish

Noun

officiant c

  1. officiant

Declension

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