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priest meaning in Sanskrit

ब्रह्म brahma

/ˈpɹiːst/

priest in Sanskrit: ब्रह्म (brahma). In English, priest means a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.

Sanskrit words for priest

priest
ब्रह्म brahma

English meaning of priest

  1. noun A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
  2. noun A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish.
  3. noun The highest office in the Aaronic priesthood.
  4. verb To ordain as a priest.

Full definition of 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

Questions about priest in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of priest in Sanskrit?
Priest in Sanskrit is ब्रह्म (brahma).
priest इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Priest: ब्रह्म (brahma).
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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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “priest”: ब्रह्म. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: priest (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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