词组 | priest |
释义 | priest /priːst/ noun [C] someone who is specially trained to perform religious duties and ceremonies in the Christian church and in some other religions such as Buddhismadjectives/nouns + priesta Catholic/Buddhist priest Catholic priests wear white robes at Christmas and Easter. | The garden was designed centuries ago by Zen Buddhist priests.a woman priest Some members of the church are opposed to the idea of women priests.verbsbecome a priest Maciel decided to become a priest at the age of 16. | Her son is training to become a priest.be ordained as a priest (=be given the position of priest at an official ceremony) The Church of England voted to allow women to be ordained as priests.THESAURUS: priest vicar a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a church in a particular area: our local vicar preacher someone who gives the sermon (=a religious talk as part of a church service) in some Protestant churches: a Methodist preacher minister the formal word for any priest in some branches of the Christian church: In 1843, 450 ministers of the church broke away from the established church of Scotland. bishop a priest of high rank in some branches of the Christian church, who is the head of all the churches and priests in a large area: the Bishop of Oxford | a meeting of bishops chaplain someone, especially a priest, who takes care of the religious needs of an organization such as a college, hospital, prison, or the armed forces: the prison chaplain | an army chaplain pastor AmE someone who is in charge of the prayers, ceremonies etc in some branches of the Protestant church: Rahho spent his career as a local pastor to his community of around 20,000 Christians. | a Baptist pastor rabbi the person who is in charge of the prayers, ceremonies etc in the Jewish religion: Israel’s chief rabbis mullah a Muslim teacher of law and religion: The people turned to their traditional leaders, the mullahs. holy man someone who is treated with great respect by people who belong to a religion: A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, was performing yoga on the banks of the River Ganges. the clergy the official leaders in organized religions, such as the priests, rabbis, and mullahs: Around 30 members of the clergy gathered for the meeting. clergyman a male member of the clergy – used especially in the past: His youngest son decided to become a clergyman. |
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