priest
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,393 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,233 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
- a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion also: non-Christian priest
priest in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Why should a king be subject to a priest?
Edward the Second · Christopher Marlowe · Chapter 1
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Amidst his own A stranger oft, companionless and lone, God's priest and prophet stands.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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One of them, Father Adolf, was a very zealous and strenuous priest, much considered.
The Mysterious Stranger, and Other Stories · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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The first question the priest uniformly puts to the penitent is, “Can you repeat the Confiteor?”
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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He went to the priest, but the priest could not give any holy water to so abandoned a character.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1