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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 clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Your old man was a fucking hump from Southie. Baggage handler at the airport, right? Family's all criminals except for the old man, huh? And one priest, since you seem to know everything. Last I heard he was married to a -year-old boy, living on a beach in Thailand. Fucking family's dug (..)
    2006 The Departed