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priest

Definition

noun: a person who has the authority to lead or perform ceremonies in some religions and especially in some Christian religions
noun: one authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion especially as a mediatory agent between humans and God
synonyms: minister, presbyter, hierophant

Examples

He was ordained as a Roman Catholic 'priest'.
the 'high priest of' horror fiction
the 'high priest of' psychotherapy

Movie quotes

(..) A stern warning? It's tempting to see your enemies as evil, all of them, but there's good and evil on both sides in every war ever fought. Let the priests argue over good and evil. Slavery is real. I can end it. I will end it. I sold men (..)
2014 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Mockingbird Season: 4 Episode 7