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[priːst], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments
(e.g: the priest celebrated mass at a small altar off the north transept)
- a mallet used to kill fish caught when angling
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Origin
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Old English prēost, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch priester, German Priester, based on ecclesiastical Latin presbyter ‘elder’ (see presbyter)
[priːst], (Verb)
Definitions:
- ordain to the priesthood
(e.g: he was made deacon in 1990 and priested in 1994)
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Origin
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Old English prēost, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch priester, German Priester, based on ecclesiastical Latin presbyter ‘elder’ (see presbyter)
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