первосвяще́нник — meaning in English
pervosvyashchennik
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English meaning
- archpriest noun The top rank that a married priest can hold.
Senses
первосвяще́нник is used for these senses in English:
- high priest (religion) A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
- high priest In the Bible, the male individual who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur); always a descendant of Aaron, the older brother of Moses. See Kohen Gadol.
- high priest (Mormonism) The second-lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
archpriest — full definition
- noun The top rank that a married priest can hold.
- noun A title of honour given to a priest with a particular role.
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