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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...
- Throughout history, armed priests or soldier priests have been recorded. Distinguished from military chaplains, who are non-combatants that provided spiritual...
- The Priests (Korean: 검은 사제들; lit. "Black Priests") is a 2015 South Korean supernatural horror mystery film written and directed by Jang Jae-hyun, based...
- 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...
- "cardinal priest" is interpreted as meaning a cardinal who is of the order of priests. Originally, however, this referred to certain key priests of important...
- the Bible mention several pagan priests, such as Potipherah, the other priests of Egypt, and Jethro. The non-Jewish priest Melchitzedek, however, is described...
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- Schmidt-Isserstedt The council of priests of Isis and Osiris, headed by Sarastro, enters to the sound of a solemn march. Sarastro tells the priests that Tamino is ready...
- 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...
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