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Meaning of Priest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

ˈpɹiːst

Definitions

A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
A surname.
A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish.
The highest office in the Aaronic priesthood.
Mormonism

Equivalents

Afrikaans priester

አማርኛ ካህን

العربية الكاهن جبت خوري راهب قس قسيس كاهن

Azərbaycanca kahin keşiş

Беларуская жрэц ксёндз поп святар свяшчэ́ннiк свяшчэннаслужыцель сьвяшчэннаслужыцель

Български поп свещеник

བོད་སྐད བླ་མ

Bosanski cura duhovnik imam imam knez otec peder pop prezbiter prost svećenik sveštenik духовник жрец поп презбитер свећеник свештеник

Català capella sacerdot

Čeština černoprdelník flanďák kněz

Cymraeg offeiriad pastwn

Dansk præst

Deutsch Pastor Pastorin Pfarrer Pfarrerin Priester Priesterin Seelsorger Seelsorgerin

Ελληνικά εφημέριος ιερέας ιερωμένος κληρικός παπάς ποιμένας πρεσβύτερος πρωτοπρεσβύτερος

Esperanto pastrino pastro

Español cura padre párroco sacerdote

Eesti preester

Euskara abade apaiz

Suomi pappi sakerdootti sielunpaimen

Français prêtre prêtresse Priest sacrificateur sacrificatrice

Gaeilge Athair Naofa sagart

Gàidhlig sagart

Galego capelán crego padre preste

עברית כהן כוהן כומר כמר

हिन्दी पादरी पुरोहित याजक

Hrvatski cura duhovnik imam imam knez otec peder pop prezbiter prost svećenik sveštenik духовник жрец поп презбитер свећеник свештеник

Magyar lelkész pap

Հայերեն աբեղա երեց տերտեր քահանա քուրմ

Bahasa Indonesia bujangga imam padri pater pendeta penghulu rama romo

Íslenska prestur

Italiano mazza pope prete sacerdote

日本語僧出家司祭法師牧師神官神父祭司聖職者

ქართული მღვდელი ქურუმი

Қазақша абыз

ខ្មែរ លោកសង្ឃ អ្នកបួស

한국어 사제 성직자 신부 신부님 점쟁이

Kurdî cura îmam kahîn keşîş papaz parî

Latina administer aedituus flamen pater sacerdos sacrarius sacrator

Lëtzebuergesch Paschtouer

Lietuvių kunigas

Latviešu Mācītājs priesteris

Te Reo Māori amorangi piriti tohunga

Македонски поп свештеник

മലയാളം പുരോഹിതൻ

Монгол бөө

Bahasa Melayu imam paderi

Malti qassis

မြန်မာဘာသာ ရဟန်း

Nederlands pastoor priester

Polski duchowny kapłan kapłański klecha ksiądz prezbiter

Português padre presbítero sacerdote

Română popa preot

Русский батюшка жрец ксёндз отец поп свято́й оте́ц священник священнослужитель

Slovenčina duchovný kňaz otec

Shqip prift

Српски cura duhovnik imam imam knez otec peder pop prezbiter prost svećenik sveštenik духовник жрец поп презбитер свећеник свештеник

Svenska pastor prälle präst prost svartrock

Kiswahili kasisi kuhani

ไทย ชี นักบวช บรรพชิต พระ หลวงพ่อ

Tagalog pari

Türkçe din adamı keşiş papaz peder rahip

ئۇيغۇرچە كاھىن

Українська батюшка волхв жрець ксьондз оте́ць піп свяще́ник священник священнослужитель

اردو پادری

Oʻzbekcha kohin ruhoniy

Tiếng Việt linh mục mục sư thầy tu

Examples

“The priest at the Catholic church heard his confession.”

“The Shinto priest burnt incense for his ancestors.”

“The Israelite priests were descended from Moses' brother Aaron.”

“It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.”

“They flop and struggle, but she unhooks them swiftly, stunning them with a small brass priest.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
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