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Synonyms for priest
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Princeton's WordNet
priestnoun
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
Synonyms:
non-Christian priestpriest, non-Christian priestnoun
a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
Synonyms:
non-Christian priest
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
priestnoun
Synonyms:
presbyter, minister, rector, padre (Sp. Amer. and India), flamen (Rom. Antiq.), hierophant, hierarch, hieromartyrAssociated words:
acolyte, hierarchy, hierocracy, hagiarchy, exeat, hierarchism, hierarchal, hieratic, hagiocracy, unfrock, ordain, ordination, sacerdotalism, pontificate, pontific, pontifical, priesthood, holy orders, priestcraft, priest-ridden, soutane, cassock, vestments, canonicals, rectory, incumbent
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1692 | father | |
#7708 | priest | |
#9023 | pastor | |
#9849 | shepherd | |
#18982 | preacher | |
#24462 | padre | |
#29409 | vicar | |
#36615 | pasteur | |
#37294 | parson | |
#47912 | clergyman | |
#149079 | priester |
How to use priest in a sentence?
There is a skewed vision because the Marvel version is like a Shakespeare, we certainly enjoy them but don’t see them as religious in any sense. The priest said the gods are viewed as mystical and symbolic. Most modern worshipers don’t consider them to be living beings that are capable of flying down from the clouds.
We had to spend all night creating this flower wall as best we possibly could, and the gown for the priest, I literally glued that myself. Yes, I glued a whole gown together myself, with my friends, overnight last night.
We were accusing a priest that -- in those days priests were infallible.
I am a missionary priest announcing the Gospel in a place that is not my culture, i have to learn.
Christ will remain a priest and king though He was never consecrated by any papist bishop or greased by any of those shavelings but he was ordained and consecrated by God Himself, and by Him anointed.
Translations for priest
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- priesterAfrikaans
- ካህንAmharic
- قسيس, كاهنArabic
- keşişAzerbaijani
- святар, ксёндз, жрэцBelarusian
- свещеник, попBulgarian
- བླ་མTibetan Standard
- belegBreton
- sacerdotCatalan, Valencian
- pretiCorsican
- knězCzech
- offeiriadWelsh
- præstDanish
- Pfarrerin, Pfaffe, Pastor, Priester, Pastorin, Seelsorger, Pfäffin, Pfarrer, Seelsorgerin, PriesterinGerman
- παπάς, ιερωμένος, πρωτοπρεσβύτερος, κληρικός, εφημέριος, ιερέας, πρεσβύτεροςGreek
- pastroEsperanto
- sacerdote, párroco, curaSpanish
- preesterEstonian
- abade, apaizBasque
- کشیشPersian
- pappiFinnish
- presturFaroese
- prêtreFrench
- sagartIrish
- sagartScottish Gaelic
- כֹּהֵן, כומרHebrew
- papHungarian
- երեց, տերտեր, քուրմ, քահանաArmenian
- prestre, sacerdoteInterlingua
- pendetaIndonesian
- presturIcelandic
- prete, sacerdoteItalian
- כּוֹמHebrew
- 僧, 司祭, 神父, 牧師, 祭司Japanese
- მღვდელი, ქურუმიGeorgian
- palasiKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- អ្នកបួសKhmer
- 신부, 神父Korean
- sacerdos, flamenLatin
- PaschtouerLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- kunigasLithuanian
- priesterisLatvian
- TohungaMāori
- свештеник, попMacedonian
- qassisMaltese
- prestNorwegian
- pastoor, priesterDutch
- prestNorwegian Nynorsk
- ééʼ neishoodiiNavajo, Navaho
- prèireOccitan
- ksiądz, kapłan, klechaPolish
- presbítero, sacerdote, padrePortuguese
- prer, spiritualRomansh
- preotRomanian
- жрец, святой отец, отец, священник, батюшка, поп, ксёндзRussian
- peidru, prede, predi, peideruSardinian
- отац, otac, жрец, свештеник, svećenik, žrec, sveštenik, pop, свећеник, попSerbo-Croatian
- kňaz, otec, duchovný, páter, páterkoSlovak
- duhovnikSlovene
- pastor, präst, prostSwedish
- kasisiSwahili
- పూజారిTelugu
- หลวงพ่อ, มุนิ, พระ, พระสงฆ์, นักบวชThai
- ቀሺTigrinya
- papaz, din adamıTurkish
- священник, жрець, ксьондз, отець, ієрей, піп, священикUkrainian
- pop, kohin, kashish, ruhoniyUzbek
- linh mụcVietnamese
- hipädan, jikultan, hipastan, pädan, jipastan, kultan, jipädan, hikultan, pastanVolapük
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