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• In some countries, priests bless farm animals on St. Anthony's Day.From the entry bless
• The priest took thirty minutes to deliver his harangue on timeliness, making the entire service run late.From the entry harangue
• The mourners listened as the priest performed the burial service of long-time parishioner Wendy Stuart.From the entry burial
• The priest attempted to exorcise the evil spirit from the house.From the entry exorcise
• Jane Doe was ordained as an Episcopal priest last year in the Diocese of Edinburgh.From the entry episcopal
• Jake was ordained a high priest when he was called to be a counselor in a bishopric.From the entry high priest
• Due to his controversial views the Vatican decided to laicise the priest.From the entry laicize
• Last night I paid 5 gold to the trainer to respec as a shadow priest.From the entry respec
• In the Latin rite, all bishops, priests, and transitional deacons are obliged to recite the Divine Office daily.From the entry office
• The priests carried out the religious ritual carefully.From the entry ritual
• The priest wore a white vestment during the ceremony.From the entry vestment
• The defrocked priest may no longer perform rites.From the entry defrock
• Canon Smith is our new parish priest.From the entry canon
• The priest blessed the worshippers with some holy water.From the entry bless someone with
• We must punish this apostate priest.From the entry apostate
• Father Thomas was a good priest.From the entry father
• The altar boys got in trouble after they were caught sampling the sacramental wine instead of just passing it to the priest before communion.From the entry sacramental
• The priest argued to the king that unless clerics accompanied the colony ship, the colony would soon descend into heathendom and barbarity.From the entry heathendom
• There have been many major and minor orders in the history of Christianity: the order of virgins, of deacons, priests, lectors, acolytes, porters, catechists, widows, etc.From the entry order
• The priest proceeds to pour bowl after bowl of ceremonial water on our scalps.2022 November 26, Virginia Feito, “Sweating Through a Honeymoon in Paradise”, in The New York Times. From the entry urinary tract infection
• “At least those doxies don't fancy themselves the gatekeeps of God, like the priest.” Margit said.2017, Jeannie Troll, A Clever Girl. From the entry gatekeep
• Were priests allowed, as Russell had said, to bop the bishop?2017, Lief Wright, Robby the R-Word, →OCLC, page 107. From the entry bop the bishop
• H is priestly, evincing concern for cultic sacrifices, cultic observances, the behavior of priests, and ethical matters.2015, Jason M. H. Gaines, The Poetic Priestly Source, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, →ISBN, page 277. From the entry h
• The priests and nuns in the camp proved that they had real strength of character.2015, Olga Lengyel, Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor’s True Story Of Auschwitz, →ISBN. From the entry ecclesiast
• The priests and deacons assigned to the service wash their feet and hands, usually near the 'Bethlehem'.2014, Bryan D. Spinks, Do this in Remembrance of Me, page 174. From the entry Bethlehem
• Synner, a priest walking by, sees her struggling and casts a heal on her.2012, Constance Steinkuehler, Kurt Squire, Sasha Barab, Games, Learning, and Society. From the entry heal
• And like a Greek priest, I sang the divine liturgy of St.2012, George D. Manjounes, Good Morning, Morning Glory. From the entry psalm
• The minutes show there was a discussion about “unassignable priests” receiving full salary.2012 May 31, Cathy Hayes, “Cardinal Timothy Dolan took part in pedophile priest payoff to leave church”, in IrishCentral.com. From the entry unassignable
• Disillusioned soldiers trudged into Rome, skeeving out the more refined nobles and priests with their presence.2012, Sara D'Emic, William James Vinson, Vinson's Christmas and Other Oddities, →ISBN. From the entry skeeve out
• The priest sprinkled a handful of token soil on to the coffin lid.2012 [1987], Rupert Thomson, Dreams of Leaving, reprint edition, A&C Black, →ISBN. From the entry spadeloads
• In some places priests who appear always in Roman collar are suspected of aspiring to higher offices.2011, Jordan Nyenyembe, African Catholic Priests: Confronting an Identity Problem, page 74. From the entry depersonalize
• The priest would bring salvation while the garbo took the rubbish.2010, Adam Shand, The Skull: Informers, Hit Men and Australia′s Toughest Cop, page 350. From the entry garbo
• I felt like a priest and that's about as bad as it gets.2009 March 31, Ken Bruen, Cross: A Novel, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 264. From the entry lash back
• Most voodoo priests, known as houngans, operate semi-independently, catering to their followers without much structure.2008 April 5, Marc Lacey, “A U.S.-Trained Entrepreneur Becomes Voodoo’s Pope”, in New York Times. From the entry houngan
• As such, those child victims over the age of twelve were the victims of hebophiliac priests.2008, Stephanie Adduci, FORGIVE ME FATHER, FOR I HAVE SINNED, page 63. From the entry hebophiliac

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.

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How do you use priest in a sentence?

Priest is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The priest at the Catholic church heard his confession.”

What is a short sentence with priest?

“Father Thomas was a good priest.”

What does priest mean?

Priest means a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.