priest in Malay
paderi
/ˈpɹiːst/
priest in Malay: paderi, imam. In English, priest means a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
Malay words for priest
- clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson)
- paderi, imam
English meaning of priest
- noun A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
- noun A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish.
- noun The highest office in the Aaronic priesthood.
- verb To ordain as a priest.
priest in a sentence
- The priest at the Catholic church heard his confession.
- The Shinto priest burnt incense for his ancestors.
- The Israelite priests were descended from Moses' brother Aaron.
priest in other languages
- priest in Hindi
- priest in Tamil
- priest in Marathi
- priest in Urdu
- priest in Bengali
- priest in Telugu
- priest in Malayalam
- priest in Kannada
- priest in Punjabi
- priest in Gujarati
- priest in Odia
- priest in Sanskrit
- priest in Assamese
- priest in Nepali
- priest in Pashto
- priest in Tagalog
- priest in Arabic
- priest in Indonesian
- priest in Persian
- priest in Thai
- priest in Vietnamese
- priest in Myanmar
Questions about priest in Malay
- What is the meaning of priest in Malay?
- Priest in Malay is paderi, imam.
- Apakah maksud priest dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Priest: paderi, imam.
- What does priest mean in English?
- Priest means a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
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