kappalainen — meaning in English

English meaning

• chaplain noun A clergy member or spiritual advisor formally attached to a school, hospital, prison, military unit, or similar institution rather than a church congregation.
• vicar noun In the Church of England, a member of the clergy in charge of a parish.

Senses

kappalainen is used for these senses in English:

• chaplain A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
• vicar In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.

chaplain — full definition

1. noun A clergy member or spiritual advisor formally attached to a school, hospital, prison, military unit, or similar institution rather than a church congregation.
2. noun A non-religious counsellor who provides similar pastoral or emotional support in a secular setting.

vicar — full definition

1. noun In the Church of England, a member of the clergy in charge of a parish.
2. noun A person who acts or speaks on behalf of another, especially a religious representative.

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