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priest meaning in Tamil

பூசாரி

/ˈpɹiːst/

priest in Tamil: பூசாரி, குருக்கள், பாதிரியார். In English, priest means a religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.

Tamil words for priest

பூசாரி, குருக்கள், பாதிரியார்

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.

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Questions about priest in Tamil

What is the meaning of priest in Tamil?
Priest in Tamil is பூசாரி, குருக்கள், பாதிரியார்.
priest என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Priest: பூசாரி, குருக்கள், பாதிரியார்.
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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: priest (page history and authors). 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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