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[ uh -fish -ee-uh nt ] SHOW IPA
/ əˈfɪʃ i ənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a person who officiates at a religious service or ceremony.
Origin of officiant 1835–45; <Medieval Latin officiant- (stem of officiāns ), present participle of officiāre to serve, equivalent to Latin offici (um ) office + -ant- -ant
Words nearby officiant officially, Official Receiver, Official Referee, Official Solicitor, official strike, officiant , officiary, officiate, officinal, officious, officious will
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Example sentences from the Web for officiant For fees ranging upward of $100, the officiant is the person who makes a prison marriage happen.
Saying Yes to the Dress—Behind Bars | Caitlin Dickson| December 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Stripped of these frills, the only real expense of a prison wedding is the officiant .
Saying Yes to the Dress—Behind Bars | Caitlin Dickson| December 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Finally, Saujani went on the Internet and found that an officiant could be hired to come to them.
New Feminists: Young, Multicultural, Strategic, and Looking Out for Each Other | Gail Sheehy| February 26, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The officiant referred in the service to "our dear brother and sister, here departed."
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne | William J. Locke
The officiant in the rice-planting ceremonies is either one or more family priests.
The Manbos of Mindano | John M. Garvan
But if he means that there is no incarnation at all, we do not understand how the officiant and the ancestor can be confounded.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life | Emile Durkheim
With a warrior chief for officiant certain religious rites8 are performed.
The Manbos of Mindano | John M. Garvan
It was the hammer of the officiant , who, with a loud blow on the platform, adjudged No. 42 irrevocably to Signor Polizzi.
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard | Anatole France
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British Dictionary definitions for officiant noun a person who presides and officiates at a religious ceremony
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