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Defenition of the word priest

    • Defenition of the word priest

      • A minister of the Catholic church empowered to administer the sacraments, most particularly that of the Eucharist or Holy Communion, as well as those of confession and extreme unction.
      • a clergyman in many Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites
      • a spiritual leader in a non-Christian religion
      • a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
      • a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

    Synonyms for the word priest

      • clergyman
      • divine
      • minister
      • non-Christian priest

    Hyponyms for the word priest

      • Aaron
      • archbishop
      • archpriest
      • bishop
      • canon
      • celebrant
      • confessor
      • domestic prelate
      • Domingo de Guzman
      • Dominic
      • druid
      • Ezra
      • Father
      • flamen
      • hierarch
      • high priest
      • hoodoo
      • lama
      • magus
      • Monsignor
      • Padre
      • pontifex
      • prelate
      • priest-doctor
      • priestess
      • primate
      • Saint Dominic
      • shaman
      • St. Dominic
      • vicar
      • votary

    Hypernyms for the word priest

      • clergyman
      • holy order
      • man
      • man of the cloth
      • order
      • reverend
      • spiritual leader

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