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Meaning of Priest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈpɹiːst

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Afrikaans priester
አማርኛ ካህን
Azərbaycanca kahin keşiş
Български поп свещеник
བོད་སྐད བླ་མ
Català capella sacerdot
Cymraeg offeiriad pastwn
Dansk præst
Esperanto pastrino pastro
Español cura padre párroco sacerdote
Eesti preester
Euskara abade apaiz
Gàidhlig sagart
עברית כהן כוהן כומר כמר
Magyar lelkész pap
Bahasa Indonesia bujangga imam padri pater pendeta penghulu rama romo
Íslenska prestur
Italiano mazza pope prete sacerdote
Қазақша абыз
Kurdî cura îmam kahîn keşîş papaz parî
Lëtzebuergesch Paschtouer
Lietuvių kunigas
Te Reo Māori tohunga
Македонски поп свештеник
മലയാളം പുരോഹിതൻ
Монгол бөө
Bahasa Melayu imam paderi
Malti qassis
မြန်မာဘာသာ ရဟန်း
Nederlands pastoor priester
Română popa preot
Slovenčina duchovný kňaz otec
Shqip prift
Svenska pastor prälle präst prost svartrock
Kiswahili kasisi kuhani
Tagalog pari
Türkçe din adamı keşiş papaz peder rahip
ئۇيغۇرچە كاھىن
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

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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