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| Aaron |
according to the Old Testament, the older brother of Moses and the first high priest of the Hebrew nation. |
| absolution |
in Christian theology, a declaration of forgiveness of one's sins by a priest after confession and penance. [1/3 definitions] |
| anointing of the sick |
a Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a person who is in danger of imminent death, while praying for recovery and remission of sins; last rites. |
| Arius |
a Greek theologian and Christian priest in Alexandria (256?-336 A.D.). |
| bacchant |
a priest, priestess, or worshiper of Bacchus. [1/4 definitions] |
| celebrant |
one who officiates at a religious ceremony, as a priest at communion. [1/3 definitions] |
| chasuble |
a loose, sleeveless garment worn by a priest over other clothing during Mass. |
| churchman |
a male member of the clergy; priest. [1/2 definitions] |
| cleric |
a minister, priest, rabbi, or other ordained person; member of the clergy. [1/2 definitions] |
| confess |
to admit or declare (one's sins) before a priest. [3/6 definitions] |
| confession |
the act or event of admitting one's sins before a priest. [1/4 definitions] |
| confessional |
an enclosed area within a church where penitents confess their sins before a priest. [1/2 definitions] |
| confessor |
a priest who hears the confessions of penitents. [1/3 definitions] |
| curate |
a parish priest. [1/2 definitions] |
| curé |
in France, a parish priest. |
| Dalai Lama |
traditionally, the high priest of Tibetan Buddhism. (See also Gyatso, Tenzin.) |
| deacon |
in certain Christian churches, a clergyman just below a priest in rank. [1/3 definitions] |
| defrock |
to strip or deprive of the rights, rank, authority, and functions of a particular office or profession, esp. that of priest; unfrock. |
| elder1 |
in certain Christian sects, a layman who is a governing officer of the church, or a priest of high order. [1/7 definitions] |
| extreme unction |
the sacrament administered by a Roman Catholic priest to a dying person; last rites. |
| father |
a priest. [1/10 definitions] |
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