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priests

/ˈpɹiːsts/

priests is the plural of priest.

priests is the third-person singular simple present indicative of priest.

Meaning of priest

Noun

priest (plural priests)

  1. A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
    • The priest at the Catholic church heard his confession.
  2. A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish.
    • They flop and struggle, but she unhooks them swiftly, stunning them with a small brass priest.1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 212
  3. (Mormonism) The highest office in the Aaronic priesthood.

See all 5 meanings of priest

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Questions about priests

What is priests the plural of?
Priests is the plural of priest.
How do you pronounce priests?
Priests is pronounced /ˈpɹiːsts/.

Words near priests in the dictionary

  1. priestmonk
  2. priestmonks
  3. priestress
  4. priestresses
  5. priestridden
  6. priests
  7. priestship
  8. priestships
  9. priestx
  10. prieth
  11. Prieto

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