noun
priest
PREEST
noun
1
A person trained and ordained to lead religious services and rites in a church or temple.
"The priest blessed the newlyweds at the altar."
"She confided in the priest during confession."
verb
1
To ordain someone as a priest.
"He was priested in a ceremony at the cathedral."
How to Use Priest
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA religious official who leads worship, performs rites like marriages and confessions, and represents a faith community.
Common pairings
a Catholic priest
ordained as a priest
the parish priest
Word Forms
priested past tense, priests plural, priests singular
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Etymology
From Old English prēost, itself from Late Latin presbyter, from Greek presbúteros meaning "elder."