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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

  • (..) Wolgang Amadeus Mozart. A great composer. Ah... one of your germans... Let me tell you about one of ours. Hm... There was a priest in our village... A big drinker... When he woke up in the morning... You have orders to kill me, Peter? Hm... Shut up. (..)
    1965 Forest of the Hanged