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PRONUNCIATION OF UNPRIEST

unpriest  [ʌnˈpriːst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNPRIEST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unpriest is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb unpriest in English.

WHAT DOES UNPRIEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unpriest in the English dictionary

The definition of unpriest in the dictionary is to strip a person of the priesthood, to defrock. Other definition of unpriest is to strip a church of a priest.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNPRIEST

PRESENT

Present
I unpriest
you unpriest
he/she/it unpriests
we unpriest
you unpriest
they unpriest
Present continuous
I am unpriesting
you are unpriesting
he/she/it is unpriesting
we are unpriesting
you are unpriesting
they are unpriesting
Present perfect
I have unpriested
you have unpriested
he/she/it has unpriested
we have unpriested
you have unpriested
they have unpriested
Present perfect continuous
I have been unpriesting
you have been unpriesting
he/she/it has been unpriesting
we have been unpriesting
you have been unpriesting
they have been unpriesting
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 unpriested
you unpriested
he/she/it unpriested
we unpriested
you unpriested
they unpriested
Past continuous
I was unpriesting
you were unpriesting
he/she/it was unpriesting
we were unpriesting
you were unpriesting
they were unpriesting
Past perfect
I had unpriested
you had unpriested
he/she/it had unpriested
we had unpriested
you had unpriested
they had unpriested
Past perfect continuous
I had been unpriesting
you had been unpriesting
he/she/it had been unpriesting
we had been unpriesting
you had been unpriesting
they had been unpriesting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will unpriest
you will unpriest
he/she/it will unpriest
we will unpriest
you will unpriest
they will unpriest
Future continuous
I will be unpriesting
you will be unpriesting
he/she/it will be unpriesting
we will be unpriesting
you will be unpriesting
they will be unpriesting
Future perfect
I will have unpriested
you will have unpriested
he/she/it will have unpriested
we will have unpriested
you will have unpriested
they will have unpriested
Future perfect continuous
I will have been unpriesting
you will have been unpriesting
he/she/it will have been unpriesting
we will have been unpriesting
you will have been unpriesting
they will have been unpriesting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would unpriest
you would unpriest
he/she/it would unpriest
we would unpriest
you would unpriest
they would unpriest
Conditional continuous
I would be unpriesting
you would be unpriesting
he/she/it would be unpriesting
we would be unpriesting
you would be unpriesting
they would be unpriesting
Conditional perfect
I would have unpriest
you would have unpriest
he/she/it would have unpriest
we would have unpriest
you would have unpriest
they would have unpriest
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been unpriesting
you would have been unpriesting
he/she/it would have been unpriesting
we would have been unpriesting
you would have been unpriesting
they would have been unpriesting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you unpriest
we let´s unpriest
you unpriest
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to unpriest
Past participle
unpriested
Present Participle
unpriesting
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNPRIEST


archpriest
ˈɑːtʃˈpriːst
artiste
ɑːˈtiːst
beast
biːst
breest
briːst
breist
briːst
creased
kriːst
deceased
dɪˈsiːst
east
iːst
feast
fiːst
increased
ɪnˈkriːst
least
liːst
masspriest
ˈmæsˌpriːst
northeast
ˌnɔːθˈiːst
priest
priːst
reast
riːst
reest
riːst
southeast
ˌsaʊθˈiːst
triste
triːst
ungreased
ʌnˈɡriːst
verslibriste
vɛˈliːbriːst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNPRIEST

unprettiness
unpretty
unprevailing
unpreventable
unprevented
unpriced
unpriestly
unprimed
unprincely
unprincipled
unprincipledness
unprintable
unprintableness
unprintably
unprinted
unprisable
unprison
unprivileged
unprizable
unprized

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNPRIEST

angriest
assistant priest
at the earliest
chariest
cheeriest
chief priest
dreariest
driest
eeriest
furriest
goriest
hairiest
high priest
hungriest
merriest
parish priest
scariest
shimmeriest
sorriest
spriest
veriest

Synonyms and antonyms of unpriest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unpriest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNPRIEST

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

Translator English - Chinese

unpriest
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Translator English - Spanish

unpriest
570 millions of speakers

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unpriest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unpriest
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unpriest
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

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278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unpriest
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Translator English - Bengali

unpriest
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unpriest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sepatutnya
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unpriest
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unpriest
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Translator English - Korean

unpriest
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Translator English - Javanese

Unpriest
85 millions of speakers
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unpriest
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unpriest
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनप्रीएस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

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70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Polish

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Translator English - Ukrainian

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Translator English - Romanian

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Translator English - Greek

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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Translator English - Swedish

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Translator English - Norwegian

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Trends of use of unpriest

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPRIEST»

The term «unpriest» is normally little used and occupies the 142.543 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPRIEST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unpriest» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unpriest» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unpriest

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPRIEST»

Discover the use of unpriest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unpriest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Poison Master
from the Unpriest and tried to look small and unobtrusive. A sudden flurry of rain drummed on the floor of the pilgrimage boat. The last echo of the anube's cry fluted across the marsh and the steersman turned the prow of the boat away from the ...
Liz Williams, 2013
2
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
unpriest unprlest (un-prést'), v. t. [< un-Q + priest] To deprive of the orders or authority of a priest; unfrock. Leo, bishop oi Rome, only unfmcm' him. Milton, Ju gment of M. Bucer, xxiv. unpriestly (un-prést'li), a. Unsuitable to or no becoming a  ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1904
3
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z ...
Unpriest, unprēst′, v.t. to strip of the rank of priest.—adj.Unpriest′ly, unbecomingapriest. Unprince,unprins′,v.t.todepriveofprincelydignity.—adj. Unprince′ly,unbecomingaprince. Unprincipled,unprin′sipld,adj.without settled principles: not ...
Various
4
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy
You purify the foods of darkness?” '(I 0-)) Something long and thin whips from the tube which holds the lens and lashes de Rais across the face. The impact spins him around and he sprawls backwards, stunned. The Unpriest says, “It shows.
Mike Ashley, 2011
5
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
unpriest unpriest (un-presf), v. t. [< un-2 + priest.] To deprive of the orders or authority of a priest ; unfrock. Leo, bishop of Borne, only unpriests him. Milton, Judgment of If. Bucer, xxiv. unpriestly (un-prest'li), a. Unsuitable to or unbecoming a ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
6
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
unpriest unpriest (un-prést'), v. t. [( un-2 + priest.] To deprive of the orders or authority ofa priest; unfrock. Leo, bishop of Rome, only an rials him. Milton, Jn gment of M. Bucer, xxiv. unpriestly (un-prést'li), a. Unsuitable to or unbecoming a priest.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1900
7
A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
The naked unpreparedness of rock, Unpretending. Now meet me on this unpretending beach Unpricked. Sea-urchin, conchs and all, unpricked — i coarse brutes! Unpriest. Unpriest me, rend the rags o' the vestment, do — If these unpriest me, ...
8
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning
... to : but elsewhere He likes best we should break in, steal, bear off, Be fit to brand and pillory and flog — That 's the charge goes to the heart of the Governor : If these unpriest me, you and I may yet 2050 Converse, Vincenzo Marzi- Medici !
Robert Browning, Edward Berdoe, 1889
9
A Dictionary in English and Bengalee; Translated from Todd's ...
অব্যাপক, অপ্নবন, অপ্নচলিত, ব্যাপক নহে যে, জারি নাই যাহার, অব]বহৃত, অচলিত, অক্ষমতাপন্ন, অবল বানূ I Unprevented, a- অবারিত, অনিষিদ্ধ, অনিবারিত, অনবৱরাধিত, পুর্বো <রাকা বা আটকা যার নাই যাহাকে, অত্তগ্রছু বা পুবের কিছু নাই যাহার | To Unpriest, v. a. ...
Ram-Comul Sen, 1834
10
Christendom from the Standpoint of Italy: Proceedings of the ...
Boccacio, with characteristic humour, dwelt on the worldly and unpriest-like life which went on there and elsewhere. Bracciolini joined in describing ecclesiastical vices, at the same time pathetically alluding to the recent martyrdom of Jerome, ...
Evangelical Alliance. Conference, Robert Ainslie Redford, 1891

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPRIEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unpriest is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Cross-dressing' priest Kevin Wallin who 'dealt high-grade crystal …
... including alleged money laundering through a sex shop and engagements in 'unpriestly' behaviour with 'odd-looking men' while wearing women's clothes. «Metro, Mar 15»
2
Bishop limits Va. Beach priest's role, amid questions
Back then, some also accused him of living in an unpriestly way, with a Mercedes and a time-share condominium, according to news reports from the time. «The Virginian-Pilot, Jan 15»
3
The business of the Church
'“I think of how our attitude can scandalize people with unpriestly habits in the Temple: the scandal of doing business, the scandal of worldliness,' the Bishop of ... «Philippine Star, Jan 15»
4
Pope Francis Is Fighting to Reform the Catholic Church, One Greedy …
"I think of how our attitude can scandalize people with unpriestly habits in the Temple: the scandal of doing business, the scandal of worldliness," the pontiff told ... «Mic, Nov 14»
5
Pope Francis Rails against Greedy Priests
“I think of the scandal that we can give people with our unpriestly attitude and habits in the Temple,” Francis said, “the scandal of commerce, the scandal of ... «Breitbart News, Nov 14»
6
Victory for women bishops but no triumphalism
It will not take long for those most unpriestly organisations, the bookmakers, to start offering odds. Hot tips to be the first woman bishop include the deans of ... «Financial Times, Jul 14»
7
Angela Carella: Bishop seeks to build bridge to 'Faithful'
More recent cases involved theft of parish funds and other unpriestly behavior. A 2006 scandal centered on Michael Jude Fay, former pastor of St. John Church ... «The Advocate, Feb 14»
8
'Bishop Bling-Bling' suspended by pope
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The most-unpriestly lifestyle of the bishop is reported to be "just the tip of the iceberg." Tebartz-van Elst is just the latest ... «Catholic Online, Oct 13»
9
Gay sex rings, child sex, forced the pope to quit
Not surprisingly, some of the bureaucrats let off steam in unpriestly ways. Some are actively gay men who cannot normalise their lives with a partner because of ... «Mmegi Online, Mar 13»
10
Angela Carella: In priest scandals, diocese seems the last to know
More recent cases were about theft of parish funds and unpriestly behavior. They include a 2006 scandal involving Michael Jude Fay, former pastor of St. John ... «The Advocate, Jan 13»

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