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• As a college chaplain I much enjoyed being a Jill of all trades and mistress of none.2002, Jo Bailey Wells, “I Was Glad when They Said Unto Me, ‘We Will Go Into the House of the Lord’”, in Christina Rees, editor, Voices of…. From the entry Jill of all trades and mistress of none
• Carr, the battalion's Protestant chaplain, who knows perhaps better than anyone how badly they want to leave.1996 August 11, Ian Fisher, “To U.S. troops in Bosnia, home looks closer”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry smell the barn
• He wished he had not been saddled with Whippham's rather futile son as his chaplain.1917, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, The Soul of a Bishop. From the entry futile
• Fancy bringing all the chaplains together at six o'clock on a Friday night in the heart of Sydney.2007, Don Woodland, Simon Bouda, Picking Up the Pieces. From the entry rocks in one's head
• Yes, he is the bishop's chaplain; a Jesuit in disguise I call him, with his moping and mowing and sneaky ways.1900, Fergus Hume, “‘Enter Mrs Pansey as Chorus’”, in Bishop Pendle: Or, The Bishop’s Secret, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Rand, McNally…. From the entry butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth
• The subtle, recurring confusion between illusion and reality that was characteristic of paramnesia fascinated the chaplain, and he knew a number of things about it.1961, Joseph Heller, Catch-22. From the entry jamais vu
• I'm very pleased to have found a way of joining in which does not consist of three chaplains wearing dog collars sitting behind a desk looking intimidating.2003 December 2, Kelvin Holdsworth, “Labyrinth Day”, in Thurible.net. From the entry dog collar
• He was persuaded to leave his work as a chaplain in Oxford and take over the wardenless friary, so that the work would not have to cease.2000, Gillian Rosemary Evans, A history of pastoral care. From the entry wardenless
• Yossarian was busy expurgating all but romance words from the letters when the chaplain sat down in a chair between the beds and asked him how he was feeling.1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Texan”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 6. From the entry expurgate
• The chaplains here are now taking it upon themselves to remove certain prisoners from chapel call outs because of long hair, being gay, or for any other reason they want.1986 February 15, Gary Bolton, “Help This Guy Get a Leg”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 39, page 4. From the entry callout

Meaning of chaplain

1. noun A member of a religious body (who is often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
2. noun A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.

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How do you use chaplain in a sentence?

Chaplain is used as a noun. For example: “The Railway Mission's regionally based chaplains perform the role of impartial 'friend' to anyone working on the railway, regardless of their faith.”

What is a short sentence with chaplain?

“He wished he had not been saddled with Whippham's rather futile son as his chaplain.”

What does chaplain mean?

Chaplain means a member of a religious body (who is often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.