chaplain

chap·lain

C0244500 (chăp′lĭn)n.1. A member of the clergy attached to a chapel.2. a. A member of the clergy who conducts religious services for an institution, such as a prison or hospital.b. A lay person who is appointed to provide spiritual leadership and counseling to members of an institution, as at a university.c. A member of the clergy who is connected with a royal court or an aristocratic household.3. A member of the clergy attached to a branch of the armed forces.

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[Middle English chapelein, from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin capellānus, from capella, chapel; see chapel.]

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chap′lain·cy, chap′lain·ship′ n.

chaplain

(ˈtʃæplɪn) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) a Christian clergyman attached to a private chapel of a prominent person or institution or ministering to a military body, professional group, etc: a military chaplain; a prison chaplain. [C12: from Old French chapelain, from Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella chapel] ˈchaplaincy, ˈchaplainˌship, ˈchaplainry n

chap•lain

(ˈtʃæp lɪn)

n. 1. an ecclesiastic associated with the chapel of a royal court, college, or military unit. 2. a person who says the prayer, invocation, etc., for an organization or at an assembly. [1100–50; Middle English chapeleyn, late Old English capelein < Old North French, Old French < Medieval Latin cappellānus, orig. custodian of St. Martin's cloak (see chapel, -an¹)] chap′lain•cy, chap′lain•ship`, n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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chaplain - a clergyman ministering to some institutionprison chaplain - a chaplain in a prisonclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Churchhospital chaplain - a chaplain in a hospitalHoly Joe, military chaplain, padre, sky pilot - a chaplain in one of the military services

Translations

牧师

chaplain

(ˈtʃӕplin) noun a clergyman attached to a ship, regiment etc. (船上或軍隊等團體的)牧師 牧师