PriestWordNet Explorer
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a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
a senior clergyman and dignitary
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
a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
(Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household