A priest is a religious figure who performs ceremonies, particularly in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox church. During a Catholic baptism, a priest sprinkles holy water on a baby's head.
A presbyter elder; a minister
Noun
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
Noun
a spiritual leader in a non-Christian religion
n.
A presbyter elder; a minister
n.
One who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say
Mass; but especially, one of the lowest order possessing this power.
n.
A presbyter; one who belongs to the intermediate order
between bishop and deacon. He is authorized to perform all ministerial
services except those of ordination and confirmation.
n.
One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of
sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or
the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests.
v. t.
To ordain as priest.
Priest
Then the priest of Jupiter . . . brought oxen and garlands . . . and would have done sacrifice with the people. Acts xiv. 13.Every priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.&hand; In the New Testament presbyters are not called priests; but Christ is designated as a priest, and as a high priest, and all Christians are designated priests. Priest
Priest , v. t.To ordain as priest. A presbyter elder; a minister
To ordain as priest.
Usage Examples
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds.
I trained to be a priest - started to. I went to seminary school when I was 11. I wanted to be a priest, but when they told me I could never have sex, not even on my birthday, I changed my mind.
One of the great bands we opened up for was Priest back in '89. That was really great because at that time we had never met them, never toured with them before. They were a big influence on Slayer, so to open up for them was really cool.
By education most have been misled So they believe, because they were bred. The priest continues where the nurse began, And thus the child imposes on the man.
If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.
I guess now that I think back, I used to play priest and be a funny priest. I don't know, I grew up in such a Catholic family that I kind of liked to test the boundaries a little bit and I think I had fun watching my mom laugh.
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Other Usage ExamplesWell, of course I think people can be forgiven. But our justice system is not set up to dispense forgiveness. You can go to the local priest for that.
From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust, God watches them play and forgets the priest.
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.
The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.
The relationship between the prophet and the President, the priest and the President, is a sacred one.
I considered becoming a priest very seriously. I wanted to travel the world. By the time I turned 16, I realized I was only in it for selfish reasons. And, more importantly, I didn't want to sacrifice the ladies!
A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory.
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