Priest
[priːst] or [prist]
Definition
(noun.) a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders.
(noun.) a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion.
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Definition
(n.) A presbyter elder; a minister
(n.) One who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say Mass; but especially, one of the lowest order possessing this power.
(n.) A presbyter; one who belongs to the intermediate order between bishop and deacon. He is authorized to perform all ministerial services except those of ordination and confirmation.
(n.) One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests.
(v. t.) To ordain as priest.
Typist: Virginia
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Clergyman, divine, minister, pastor, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman.
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Definition
n. one who offers sacrifices or officiates in sacred offices: a minister above a deacon and below a bishop: a clergyman:—fem. Priest′ess.—ns. Priest′craft priestly policy: the schemes of priests to gain wealth or power; Priest′hood the office or character of a priest: the priestly order.—adjs. Priest′-like Priest′ly pertaining to or like a priest.—n. Priest′liness.—adj. Priest′-rid′den controlled by priests.—High priest a chief priest esp. the chief ecclesiastical officer in the ancient Jewish church.
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A priest is an augury of ill, if seen in dreams. If he is in the pulpit, it denotes sickness and trouble for the dreamer. If a woman dreams that she is in love with a priest, it warns her of deceptions and an unscrupulous lover. If the priest makes love to her, she will be reproached for her love of gaiety and practical joking. To confess to a priest, denotes that you will be subjected to humiliation and sorrow. These dreams imply that you have done, or will do, something which will bring discomfort to yourself or relatives. The priest or preacher is your spiritual adviser, and any dream of his professional presence is a warning against your own imperfections. Seen in social circles, unless they rise before you as spectres, the same rules will apply as to other friends. See Preacher.
Editor: Natasha
Examples
- It is a priest of Juno that stands before me, watching late and lone at a shrine in an Argive temple. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Moreover, a priest is a man vowed, trained, and consecrated, a man belonging to a special corps, and necessarily with an intense _esprit de corps_. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The priest paid no attention to him and I saw Pablo shake his head. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- When I knocked for admission a priest came to the door who, while extremely polite, declined to admit us. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Hindu priest is a part of the family life of his flock, between whom and himself the tie has existed for many generations. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The priest was standing, and those who were left were kneeling in a half circle around him and they were all praying. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But I am telling it for our priest here. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He said something to the priest but I could not hear what he said for the noise of the mob. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Just as you like, the priest said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- And I said, 'As soon as the priest finishes. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The priest smiled and blushed and shook his head. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Mad priest, answered the voice from without, open to Locksley! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Rinaldi was looking at the priest. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Now, Priest, said, the Knight, pulling off his gauntlet, if I had vantage on my head, I will have none on my hand--stand fast as a true man. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- But what of the 'Priest's Pupil? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Let England's priests have their due. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He entered the town (538 B.C.), probably as we have already suggested, with the connivance of the priests of Bel. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- So it was that the priests of Egypt conquered their conqueror, and an Aryan monarch first became a god. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Afterward, broil them with the priests. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The palish, gnarled trunks showed ghostly, and like old priests in the hovering distance, the fern rose magical and mysterious. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It tells you about those priests. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Even then--in the palace of the Sultan himself--the three guardian priests still kept their watch in secret. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Whenever he printed a new book Gutenberg took it to the Cathedral to show the priests. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The Latin priests say it was stolen away, long ago, by priests of another sect. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There was a time when very few priests in Britain or Gaul could read the gospel or their service books. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The early priests were also doctors and magicians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nay, the high priests of this worship had the man before them as a protest against their meanness. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It had no temples, and since it had no sacrifices it had no sacred order of priests. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Whether their fanaticism for number was owing to the influence of Egyptian priests or had an Oriental origin, it gave to the Pythagoreans an enthusiasm for pure mathematics. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The magicians usually believed more or less in their own magic, the priests in their ceremonies, the chiefs in their right. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Nigel