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PREEST/priːst/

A priest is a person who performs religious duties, especially in some Christian churches: a parish priest; ordained priest. Minister / vicar are related roles; preacher stresses sermons. Name the priest in the parish source. Mix-up: pride; pierce. Do not write priest for every faith leader (imam, rabbi, and others have their own titles).

Meaning

A person who performs religious duties, especially in some Christian churches.

Examples

• “Name the priest in the parish source, not “the Church” as a blob.”
• “The priest gave evidence in the inquiry, which is the named-person sense.”

Good to know

a parish / Catholic priest; priestly. Close: vicar / minister (not always synonyms). Trap: every cleric. RS, history, and news. A named liturgical role.

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