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Definition of priests

Priest
Priest Priest, v. t. To ordain as priest.
priest
Presbyter Pres"by*ter, n. [L. an elder, fr. Gr. ?. See Priest.] 1. An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under Bishop, n., 1. 2. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) One ordained to the second order in the ministry; -- called also priest. I rather term the one sort presbyter than priest. --Hooker. New presbyter is but old priest writ large. --Milton. 3. (Presbyterian Ch.) A member of a presbytery whether lay or clerical. 4. A Presbyterian. [Obs.] --Hudibras.

Meaning of priests from wikipedia

- priest. A Hindu priest traditionally comes from the Brahmin community. Priests are ordained and trained as well. There are two types of Hindu priests...
- there were 415,792 Catholic priests worldwide, including both diocesan priests and priests in the religious orders. A priest of the regular clergy is commonly...
- deacons and priests who are not monastics or otherwise members of religious life. Secular priests (sometimes known as diocesan priests) are priests who commit...
- The Priests are a classical musical group, made up of three Roman Catholic priests from the Diocese of Down and Connor in Northern Ireland. Fr. Eugene...
- disqualification. The high priest, like all priests, would minister barefoot when he was serving in the Temple. Like all priests, he had to immerse himself...
- the Bible mention several pagan priests, such as Potipherah, the other priests of Egypt, and Jethro. The non-Jewish priest Melchitzedek, however, is described...
- There have been many cases of ****ual abuse of children by priests, nuns, and other members of religious life in the Catholic Church. In the late 20th...
- be gaps. The High Priests, like all Jewish priests, belonged to the Aaronic line. The Bible mentions the majority of high priests before the Babylonian...
- The Priests (Korean: 검은 사제들; RR: Geomeun Sajedeul; lit. "Black Priests") is a 2015 South Korean supernatural mystery thriller film written and directed...
- Throughout history, armed priests or soldier priests have been recorded. Distinguished from military chaplains who served the military or civilians as...