priest

noun

\ ˈprēst

Definition of priest

: one authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion especially as a mediatory agent between humans and God specifically : an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyman ranking below a bishop and above a deacon

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He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest. searched for a priest who could perform an exorcism

Recent Examples on the Web Joseph D’Avanzo, Father Jones’s lawyer, denied all of the allegations and refused to discuss the priest’s whereabouts. — New York Times, "A Vanishing Priest, a Wall of Secrecy and a 25-Year-Old Abuse Case," 30 Jan. 2021 Asare-Dankwah officiated the funeral and, during his homily, made remarks about the plaintiff, who hadn’t seen the priest in more than a decade, the suit claims. — Ramon Antonio Vargas | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, "Archdiocese suspends pastor of St. Peter Claver after he is accused of child rape in lawsuit," 27 Jan. 2021 Sunday's statement from Pfleger's lawyers said the younger brother wrote a letter to Pfleger last month asking the priest for $20,000. — Michael Tarm, Star Tribune, "Brothers accuse prominent Chicago priest of sexual abuse," 25 Jan. 2021 Another account points to a priest from the same period who was jailed for helping Christians escape brutal Roman prisons. — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, "12 Valentine's Day Facts That Are Anything But Trivial," 21 Jan. 2021 And there was the Capitol Hill priest who, missing his congregants, has taken to strolling his neighborhood and ministering to police officers guarding the Capitol. — Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, "A city under siege," 15 Jan. 2021 Father Suchowolec, the priest in the parish where Bucko was baptized, was also killed. — Fred Bahnson, Harpers Magazine, "The Gate of Heaven Is Everywhere," 5 Jan. 2021 Researchers in the United Kingdom re-created the sound by 3D printing a voice box after scanning the priest's mummified remains. — Katie Hunt, CNN, "Science's most fascinating and awe-inspiring discoveries in 2020," 29 Dec. 2020 Finley is at least the fifth Oakland priest to be removed from his post in recent years, according to a review by the advocacy group SNAP, or Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, "Oakland priest ousted for alleged ‘boundary violations’ with man," 24 Dec. 2020

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