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priest
noun
a
man
or
woman
in
the
Christian
church
who
is
given
authority
to
lead
religious
services
,
preach
sermons
,
and
perform
ceremonies
such
as
weddings
,
funerals
,
and
communion
β’
The
priest
stood
at
the
altar
and
welcomed
everyone
to
the
Sunday
service
.
The
priest
stood
at
the
altar
and
welcomed
everyone
to
the
Sunday
service
.
β’
During
the
wedding
,
the
priest
asked
the
couple
to
exchange
rings
.
During
the
wedding
,
the
priest
asked
the
couple
to
exchange
rings
.
Old
English
prΔost
,
from
Latin
presbyter
β
elder
β,
via
Greek
presbyteros
β
older
,
elder
β.
Originally
referring
to
senior
church
figures
,
the
term
later
became
the
normal
word
for
an
ordained
minister
.
noun
a
person
in
a
non-Christian
religion
whose
role
is
to
conduct
rituals
,
prayers
,
or
sacrifices
to
gods
or
spirits
β’
An
ancient
Egyptian
priest
offered
incense
to
the
statue
of
Ra
every
morning
.
An
ancient
Egyptian
priest
offered
incense
to
the
statue
of
Ra
every
morning
.
β’
Visitors
watched
while
a
Shinto
priest
purified
the
shrine
with
sacred
paper
streamers
.
Visitors
watched
while
a
Shinto
priest
purified
the
shrine
with
sacred
paper
streamers
.
The
broader
sense
of
a
ritual
specialist
in
any
religion
developed
as
English
speakers
applied
the
word
beyond
its
original
Christian
context
.
verb
to
officially
make
someone
a
priest
in
a
religious
ceremony
β’
The
bishop
will
priest
the
three
deacons
during
the
Easter
vigil
.
The
bishop
will
priest
the
three
deacons
during
the
Easter
vigil
.
β’
He
was
priested
at
the
age
of
thirty
after
years
of
study
.
He
was
priested
at
the
age
of
thirty
after
years
of
study
.
Derived
from
the
noun
β
priest
β
and
first
recorded
in
the
15th
century
as
a
verb
meaning
β
to
ordain
β.