kapelan — 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.

Senses

kapelan is used for these senses in English:

• capelin A fish of species Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
• 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.

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.

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