Meaning of "priest" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRIEST

Old English prēost, apparently from presbyter; related to Old High German prēster, Old French prestre.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PRIEST

priest  [priːst]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIEST

Priest is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb priest in English.

WHAT DOES PRIEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Priest

A priest or priestess is a person authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the priesthood, a term which also may apply to such persons collectively. Priests and priestesses have existed since the earliest of times and in the simplest societies, most likely as a result of agricultural surplus and consequent social stratification. Priests exist in many religions today, such as all or some branches of Judaism, Christianity, Shintoism, Hinduism. They are generally regarded as having positive contact with the deity or deities of the religion to which they subscribe, often interpreting the meaning of events and performing the rituals of the religion. The question of which religions have a "priest" depends on how the titles of leaders are used or translated into English.

Definition of priest in the English dictionary

The first definition of priest in the dictionary is a person ordained to act as a mediator between God and man in administering the sacraments, preaching, blessing, guiding, etc. Other definition of priest is a minister in the second grade of the hierarchy of holy orders, ranking below a bishop but above a deacon. Priest is also a minister of any religion.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRIEST

PRESENT

Present

I priest

you priest

he/she/it priests

we priest

you priest

they priest

Present continuous

I am priesting

you are priesting

he/she/it is priesting

we are priesting

you are priesting

they are priesting

Present perfect

I have priested

you have priested

he/she/it has priested

we have priested

you have priested

they have priested

Present perfect continuous

I have been priesting

you have been priesting

he/she/it has been priesting

we have been priesting

you have been priesting

they have been priesting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I priested

you priested

he/she/it priested

we priested

you priested

they priested

Past continuous

I was priesting

you were priesting

he/she/it was priesting

we were priesting

you were priesting

they were priesting

Past perfect

I had priested

you had priested

he/she/it had priested

we had priested

you had priested

they had priested

Past perfect continuous

I had been priesting

you had been priesting

he/she/it had been priesting

we had been priesting

you had been priesting

they had been priesting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will priest

you will priest

he/she/it will priest

we will priest

you will priest

they will priest

Future continuous

I will be priesting

you will be priesting

he/she/it will be priesting

we will be priesting

you will be priesting

they will be priesting

Future perfect

I will have priested

you will have priested

he/she/it will have priested

we will have priested

you will have priested

they will have priested

Future perfect continuous

I will have been priesting

you will have been priesting

he/she/it will have been priesting

we will have been priesting

you will have been priesting

they will have been priesting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would priest

you would priest

he/she/it would priest

we would priest

you would priest

they would priest

Conditional continuous

I would be priesting

you would be priesting

he/she/it would be priesting

we would be priesting

you would be priesting

they would be priesting

Conditional perfect

I would have priest

you would have priest

he/she/it would have priest

we would have priest

you would have priest

they would have priest

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been priesting

you would have been priesting

he/she/it would have been priesting

we would have been priesting

you would have been priesting

they would have been priesting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you priest
we let´s priest
you priest

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to priest

Past participle

priested

Present Participle

priesting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PRIEST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «priest» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of priest

churchman · clergyman · cleric · curate · divine · ecclesiastic · father · father confessor · holy man · man of God · minister · padre · pastor · vicar

TRANSLATION OF PRIEST

Find out the translation of priest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of priest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «priest» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 牧师
• Translator English - Spanish: sacerdote
• English: priest
• Translator English - Hindi: पुजारी
• Translator English - Arabic: كَاهِن
• Translator English - Russian: священник
• Translator English - Portuguese: padre
• Translator English - Bengali: যাজক
• Translator English - French: prêtre
• Translator English - Malay: Imam
• Translator English - German: Priester
• Translator English - Japanese: 司祭
• Translator English - Korean: 신부
• Translator English - Javanese: Imam
• Translator English - Vietnamese: linh mục
• Translator English - Tamil: பூசாரி
• Translator English - Marathi: याजक
• Translator English - Turkish: rahip
• Translator English - Italian: prete
• Translator English - Polish: kapłan
• Translator English - Ukrainian: священик
• Translator English - Romanian: preot
• Translator English - Greek: ιερέας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: priester
• Translator English - Swedish: präst
• Translator English - Norwegian: prest

10 QUOTES WITH «PRIEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word priest.

1

Chris Abani

My grand uncle was a traditional priest, and he would always say to me as a kid, 'We stand in our own light,' which essentially for him meant we were entirely responsible for a lot of what happens to us and for the ways in which our lives play out.

2

Charles Baudelaire

There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To know, to kill, to create.

3

Sarah Bolger

I have blessed hands. I got my hands blessed by the priest, and I am able to give out Holy Communion at Mass. It is lovely to be part of it.

4

Donna Brazile

If I could have gotten my way at an early age, I would have entered the priesthood, but my mother informed me that I could not become a priest because I was a girl. It really was the biggest blow to my ego, because it was my calling. When she told me I'd have to be a nun, I looked at her and said, 'I'm not following anyone.'

5

Charles Buck

Their kitchen is their shrine, the cook their priest, the table their altar, and their belly their god.

6

Gabriel Byrne

I think there's a bit of the devil in everybody. There's a bit of a priest in everybody, too, but I enjoyed playing the devil more. He was more fun.

7

Park Chan-wook

A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural.

8

John Chrysostom

And all men are ready to pass judgement on the priest as if he was not a being clothed with flesh, or one who inherited a human nature.

9

John Chrysostom

I know my own soul, how feeble and puny it is: I know the magnitude of this ministry, and the great difficulty of the work; for more stormy billows vex the soul of the priest than the gales which disturb the sea.

10

Sam Claflin

When I was in high school, I was a bad singer. I mean, all my early acting was musical theater, and my first ever show was 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' Everyone's familiar with it. I played priest number 3 and sang so out of tune that it's not even funny.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIEST»

Discover the use of priest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to priest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Priest: Harbinger's song

Having sold his soul to the devil Belial, now undead former priest Ivan Issacs returns to the American Southwest to exact revenge from fallen archangel Temozarela and his minions.

Min-Woo Hyung, 2003

The Warrior and the Priest: Woodrow Wilson and Theodore ...

Compares the presidencies and accomplishments of Wilson and Roosevelt

John Milton Cooper, 1983

Boneshaker

But on its first test run the Boneshaker went terribly awry, destroying several blocks of downtown Seattle and unearthing a subterranean vein of blight gas that turned anyone who breathed it into the living dead.

Cherie Priest, 2009

The Autobiography of a Hunted Priest

Truth is stranger than fiction. And nowhere in literature is it so apparent as in this classic work, "The Autobiography of a Hunted Priest.

John Gerard, 2012

Beyond the Limits of Thought

Philosophical investigation of the nature of conceptual limits, through reinterpretation of major Western philosophers.

Graham Priest, 1995

A Priest's Handbook: The Ceremonies of the Church, Third Edition

Sections on the use of the lectionary and the daily Offices make this handbook truly comprehensive.

Dennis G. Michno, 1998

Gangster Priest: The Italian American Cinema of Martin Scorsese

In Gangster Priest Robert Casillo examines these films in the context of the society, religion, culture, and history of Southern Italy, from which the majority of Italian Americans, including Scorsese, derive.

Robert Casillo, 2006

Dignity and Duties of the Priest Or Selva

An excellent book to assist the priest to live a virtuous and holy life. As a layman I have benefited greatly from reading this wonderful book and applying it to my life - Publisher.

St Alphonsus Liguori, 2009

Emperor and Priest: The Imperial Office in Byzantium

A complex study of the dual role of the emperor in Byzantium.

Gilbert Dagron, 2003

The Priest Is Not His Own

It is hoped that, by examining these texts, many will be prompted to study seriously the Summa Theologiae, the classic work of this great saint. Book jacket.

Fulton J. Sheen, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term priest is used in the context of the following news items.

K.K. DOWNING Talks Exit From JUDAS PRIEST, Possibility Of …

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Rockin' Metal Revival" Internet radio show. You can ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»

Judas Priest brings Redeemer of Souls tour to Winnipeg

After a few less successful albums, Judas Priest hit their stride with 1978's Stained Class and Hell Bent for Leather, and 1979's Unleashed In ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

JUDAS PRIEST & MASTODON Announce Fall 2015 North American …

Holy moly, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Judas Priest just came out of nowhere with the best tour announcement of the fall season. «Metal Injection.net, Jul 15»

Fugitive priest turns himself in to UK police after being convicted of …

Detective Chief Inspector Steve Whittaker said Monday police had traced and made contact with 50-year-old priest Simon Reynolds over the ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

A priest's wife tells her story

A priest of the Syriac Orthodox Church, Father Bcheiry, says some North American parishes can support their priest and his family. But, the ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

Pope Calls For Release of Italian Priest After Two Years of ISIS …

Pope Francis priest kidnapped ISIS Fr Paolo Dall'Oglio was kidnapped by ISIS militants two years ago and has not been heard from since. «Newsweek, Jul 15»

Msgr. Paul J. Whitney, retired priest, educator

Msgr. Paul J. Whitney, a longtime priest and educator, died Monday at Rosa Coplon Jewish Home and Infirmary in Getzville. He was 82. «Buffalo News, Jul 15»

Judas Priest, Slipknot announce Winnipeg tour dates

Judas Priest, Slipknot announce Winnipeg tour dates. Posted: 07/27/2015 10:43 AM | Last Modified: 07/27/2015 2:08 PM | Updates | Comments: Tweet; Post ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»

Priest breathes life into Winona's Polish history

Breza, 77, is a retired Catholic priest, born and raised in Winona, Minn. The city's immigration history resembles much of Minnesota's, with lots ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jul 15»

Dundee man launches rant at priest and church-goers over parking

He admitted placing a note in the hands of James Walls, acting in his capacity as the priest, and that he did shout, swear, gesticulate and ... «Evening Telegraph, Jul 15»