Priest

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

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.”

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