Priestnoun
a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple
‘The priest at the Catholic church heard his confession.’; ‘The Shinto priest burnt incense for his ancestors.’; ‘The Israelite priests were descended from Moses' brother Aaron.’;
Reverendadjective
worthy of reverence or respect
Priestnoun
a blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish
Reverendnoun
(informal) a member of the Christian clergy
Priestnoun
(Mormonism) the highest office in the Aaronic priesthood
Reverendadjective
Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable.
‘A reverend sire among them came.’; ‘They must give good example and reverend deportment in the face of their children.’;
Priestverb
(transitive) To ordain as a priest.
Reverendnoun
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Priestnoun
A presbyter elder; a minister
Reverendnoun
a title of respect for a clergyman
Priestnoun
One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests.
‘Then the priest of Jupiter . . . brought oxen and garlands . . . and would have done sacrifice with the people.’; ‘Every priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.’;
Reverendadjective
worthy of adoration or reverence
Priestverb
To ordain as priest.
Reverendadjective
used as a title or form of address to members of the clergy
‘the Reverend Pat Tilly’;
Priestnoun
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
Reverendnoun
a member of the clergy
‘a retired reverend’;
Priestnoun
a spiritual leader in a non-Christian religion
Priestnoun
an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments
‘the priest celebrated mass at a small altar off the north transept’;
Priestnoun
a person who performs religious ceremonies and duties in a non-Christian religion
‘the plays were performed within the sacred area of Dionysus, in the presence of his priest’;
Priestnoun
a mallet used to kill fish caught when angling.
Priestverb
ordain to the priesthood
‘he was made deacon in 1990 and priested in 1994’;
Priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities.