Chaplain

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. 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.
3. A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.

Equivalents

Examples

“The Railway Mission's regionally based chaplains perform⟳ the role of impartial 'friend' to anyone working on the railway, regardless of their faith.”

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