priest
English Thesaurus
1. a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | holy order, order, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | bishop, |
| definition | : | a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | canon, |
| definition | : | a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | celebrant, |
| definition | : | an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | confessor, |
| definition | : | a priest who hears confession and gives absolution (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | domestic prelate, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | father, padre, |
| definition | : | `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | monsignor, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | pontifex, |
| definition | : | a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | priestess, |
| definition | : | a woman priest (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | vicar, |
| definition | : | a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | aaron, |
| definition | : | (Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf (noun.person) |
2. a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | spiritual leader, |
| definition | : | a leader in religious or sacred affairs (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | druid, |
| definition | : | a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | flamen, |
| definition | : | a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | hoodoo, |
| definition | : | a practitioner of voodoo (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | lama, |
| definition | : | a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | magus, |
| definition | : | a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | priest-doctor, shaman, |
| definition | : | in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | votary, |
| definition | : | a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | ezra, |
| definition | : | a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem (noun.person) |
3. a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders (noun.person)
| derivation | : | priesthood, |
| definition | : | the body of ordained religious practitioners (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | priestlike, priestly, |
| definition | : | befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood (adj.all) |
4. a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion (noun.person)
| derivation | : | priesthood, |
| definition | : | the body of ordained religious practitioners (noun.group) |
5. a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders (noun.person)
| derivation | : | priesthood, |
| definition | : | the body of ordained religious practitioners (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | priestlike, priestly, |
| definition | : | befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood (adj.all) |
6. a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion (noun.person)
| derivation | : | priesthood, |
| definition | : | the body of ordained religious practitioners (noun.group) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore priest in ArtiKata.com >