priest
♦ priest /pr'iːst/ (priests)
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A priest is a member of the Christian clergy in the Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox church.
He had trained to be a Catholic priest.
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In many non-Christian religions a priest is a man who has particular duties and responsibilities in a place where people worship.
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see also high priesthigh priest (high priests)
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If you call a man the high priest of a particular thing, you are saying in a slightly mocking way that he is considered by people to be expert in that thing.
...the high priest of cheap periodical fiction.
1 [N-COUNT]
A priest is a member of the Christian clergy in the Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox church.
He had trained to be a Catholic priest.
2 [N-COUNT]
In many non-Christian religions a priest is a man who has particular duties and responsibilities in a place where people worship.
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see also high priesthigh priest (high priests)
[N-COUNT] usu N of n
If you call a man the high priest of a particular thing, you are saying in a slightly mocking way that he is considered by people to be expert in that thing.
...the high priest of cheap periodical fiction.