英语词汇“priest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A priest is a religious figure who performs ceremonies, particularly in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox church. During a Catholic baptism, a priest sprinkles holy water on a baby's head.

Though priests are often thought of as Christian, there are other religions with priests, including some branches of Shintoism and Hinduism. Priests often lead religious services, perform weddings and other religious rites, and in many cases work full time for their churches. Priest comes from the Old English prēost, and it shares a root with Presbyterian, the Greek presbyteros, "an elder."

WORD FAMILY

priest: archpriest, priesthood, priestlike, priestly, priests+/archpriest: archpriests/priesthood: priesthoods/priestly: priestliest, unpriestly

USAGE EXAMPLES

“My thoughts,” said the poet and priest George Herbert, “are all a case of knives / Wounding my heart.”

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

Unfortunately, he was greeted at the emergency room doors by a priest, Grogan said, because nobody believed she would be survive.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

In “Paterson,” Driver plays a laconic bus driver who writes plain-spoken poetry, and in “Silence,” he and Andrew Garfield portray 17th-century Jesuit priests.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

1n a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

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Aaron

(Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf

Domingo de Guzman

(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)

Saint Ambrose

(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)

Saint Anselm

an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God

Saint Thomas a Becket

(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)

Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine

Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621)

Bishop Berkeley

Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)

Cesare Borgia

Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)

Eusebius of Caesarea

Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340)

Saint Ignatius

bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)

William Ralph Inge

English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)

Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros

prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517)

St. Martin

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

John Henry Newman

English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890)

Saint Nicholas

a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

Armand Jean du Plessis

French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)

Desmond Tutu

South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)

Bishop Ulfilas

a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)

James Ussher

Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)

William of Wykeham

English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404)

Stefan Wyszynski

Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981)

archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate

a senior clergyman and dignitary

bishop

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

canon

a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

celebrant

an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist

confessor

a priest who hears confession and gives absolution

domestic prelate

(Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household

Father, Padre

`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military

Monsignor

(Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests

pontifex

a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome

priestess

a woman priest

vicar

a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

archbishop

a bishop of highest rank

cardinal

(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

diocesan

a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese

eparch

a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church

exarch

a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan

exarch

a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America

prebendary

a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church

primus

the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland

suffragan, suffragan bishop

an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese

vicar apostolic

a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area

clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

Holy Order, Order

(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

2n a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

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non-Christian priest

Ezra

a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem

Druid

a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland

flamen

a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome

hoodoo

a practitioner of voodoo

lama

a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism

magus

a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians

priest-doctor, shaman

in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination

votary

a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult

vestal virgin

(Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple

bacchant

(classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus

bacchante

(classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus

Dalai Lama, Grand Lama

chief lama and once ruler of Tibet

Panchen Lama

the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama

medicine man

a Native American shaman

spiritual leader

a leader in religious or sacred affairs

单词	priest
释义	priest (once / 62 pages) n A priest is a religious figure who performs ceremonies, particularly in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox church. During a Catholic baptism, a priest sprinkles holy water on a baby's head. Though priests are often thought of as Christian, there are other religions with priests, including some branches of Shintoism and Hinduism. Priests often lead religious services, perform weddings and other religious rites, and in many cases work full time for their churches. Priest comes from the Old English prēost, and it shares a root with Presbyterian, the Greek presbyteros, "an elder." WORD FAMILY priest: archpriest, priesthood, priestlike, priestly, priests+/archpriest: archpriests/priesthood: priesthoods/priestly: priestliest, unpriestly USAGE EXAMPLES “My thoughts,” said the poet and priest George Herbert, “are all a case of knives / Wounding my heart.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Unfortunately, he was greeted at the emergency room doors by a priest, Grogan said, because nobody believed she would be survive. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) In “Paterson,” Driver plays a laconic bus driver who writes plain-spoken poetry, and in “Silence,” he and Andrew Garfield portray 17th-century Jesuit priests. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper Aaron (Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf Domingo de Guzman (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221) Saint Ambrose (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397) Saint Anselm an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God Saint Thomas a Becket (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmine Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621) Bishop Berkeley Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753) Cesare Borgia Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507) Eusebius of Caesarea Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340) Saint Ignatius bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110) William Ralph Inge English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954) Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517) St. Martin French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397) John Henry Newman English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890) Saint Nicholas a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century) Armand Jean du Plessis French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642) Desmond Tutu South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931) Bishop Ulfilas a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) James Ussher Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) William of Wykeham English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404) Stefan Wyszynski Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981) archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate a senior clergyman and dignitary bishop a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ canon a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter celebrant an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist confessor a priest who hears confession and gives absolution domestic prelate (Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household Father, Padre `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military Monsignor (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests pontifex a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome priestess a woman priest vicar a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman archbishop a bishop of highest rank cardinal (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes diocesan a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese eparch a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church exarch a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan exarch a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America prebendary a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church primus the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland suffragan, suffragan bishop an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese vicar apostolic a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church Holy Order, Order (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy 2n a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion Syn\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper non-Christian priest Ezra a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem Druid a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland flamen a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome hoodoo a practitioner of voodoo lama a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism magus a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians priest-doctor, shaman in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination votary a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult vestal virgin (Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple bacchant (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus bacchante (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus Dalai Lama, Grand Lama chief lama and once ruler of Tibet Panchen Lama the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama medicine man a Native American shaman spiritual leader a leader in religious or sacred affairs
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