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kaplan — meaning in English

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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

kaplan 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.

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.