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Priest
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(1):
(n.) A presbyter elder; a minister
(2):
(n.) A presbyter; one who belongs to the intermediate order between bishop and deacon. He is authorized to perform all ministerial services except those of ordination and confirmation.
(3):
(n.) One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests.
(4):
(n.) One who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say Mass; but especially, one of the lowest order possessing this power.
(5):
(v. t.) To ordain as priest.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Priest'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/priest.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Priest'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/priest.html. 1828.
