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officiant|əˈfɪʃ(ɪ)ənt| [ad. med.L. officiānt-em, pr. pple. of officiāre to officiate: cf. F. officiant (1690 in Hatz.-Darm.).] One who officiates at a religious ceremony or conducts a (formal) religious service; an officiating priest or minister.
1844Lingard Anglo-Sax. Ch. (1858) I. vii. 273 A prayer, pronounced by the bishop or officiant. 1881Fairbairn Stud. Life Christ xvi. 286 The priests were essentially officiants. 1895Sir W. Hunter Old Missionary 136 The officiants at the mosque..lined the wayside and salaamed. |