priest 音标拼音: [pr'ist]
n . 牧师,神父,僧侣
牧师,神父,僧侣
priest n 1 :
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites ;
one of the Holy Orders 2 :
a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non -
Christian religion [
synonym : {
priest }, {
non -
Christian priest }]
Presbyter \
Pres "
by *
ter \,
n . [
L .
an elder ,
fr .
Gr . ?.
See {
Priest }.]
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1 .
An elder in the early Christian church .
See 2d Citation under {
Bishop },
n .,
1 .
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2 . (
Ch .
of Eng . &
Prot .
Epis .
Ch .)
One ordained to the second order in the ministry ; --
called also {
priest }.
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I rather term the one sort presbyter than priest .
--
Hooker .
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New presbyter is but old priest writ large .
--
Milton .
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3 . (
Presbyterian Ch .)
A member of a presbytery whether lay or clerical .
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4 .
A Presbyterian . [
Obs .] --
Hudibras .
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Priest \
Priest \,
n . [
OE .
prest ,
preost ,
AS .
pre ['
o ]
st ,
fr .
L .
presbyter ,
Gr . ?
elder ,
older ,
n .,
an elder ,
compar .
of ?
an old man ,
the first syllable of which is probably akin to L .
pristinus .
Cf . {
Pristine }, {
Presbyter }.]
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1 . (
Christian Church )
A presbyter elder ;
a minister ;
specifically :
(
a ) (
R .
C .
Ch . &
Gr .
Ch .)
One who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say Mass ;
but especially ,
one of the lowest order possessing this power .
--
Murdock .
(
b ) (
Ch .
of Eng . &
Prot .
Epis .
Ch .)
A presbyter ;
one who belongs to the intermediate order between bishop and deacon .
He is authorized to perform all ministerial services except those of ordination and confirmation .
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2 .
One who officiates at the altar ,
or performs the rites of sacrifice ;
one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or the gods in any form of religion ;
as ,
Buddhist priests . "
The priests of Dagon ." --
1 Sam .
v .
5 .
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Then the priest of Jupiter . . .
brought oxen and garlands . . .
and would have done sacrifice with the people . --
Acts xiv .
13 .
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Every priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God ,
that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins . --
Heb .
v .
1 .
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Note :
In the New Testament presbyters are not called priests ;
but Christ is designated as a priest ,
and as a high priest ,
and all Christians are designated priests .
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Priest \
Priest \,
v .
t .
To ordain as priest .
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74 Moby Thesaurus words for "
priest ":
Aaronic priesthood ,
Levite ,
Melchizedek priesthood ,
Seventy ,
abbe ,
abbess ,
abbot ,
acolyte ,
acolytus ,
apostle ,
baal kore ,
bishop ,
cantor ,
cassock ,
celibataire ,
celibate ,
chief rabbi ,
churchman ,
churchwoman ,
clergyman ,
clergywoman ,
cleric ,
confessor ,
curate ,
cure ,
deacon ,
diaconus ,
divine ,
doorkeeper ,
ecclesiastic ,
elder ,
evangelist ,
exorcist ,
exorcista ,
father ,
father confessor ,
father in Christ ,
gallach ,
high priest ,
holy man ,
holy orders ,
kohen ,
lector ,
major orders ,
man of God ,
minor orders ,
misogamist ,
misogynist ,
missionary ,
monastic ,
monk ,
mother ,
nun ,
ostiarius ,
padre ,
parish priest ,
patriarch ,
penitentiary ,
preacher ,
presbyter ,
rabbi ,
rabbin ,
reader ,
reverend ,
scribe ,
servant of God ,
single ,
spiritual director ,
spiritual father ,
subdeacon ,
subdiaconus ,
teacher ,
unmarried ,
vicar Priest The Heb .
kohen ,
Gr .
hierus ,
Lat .
sacerdos ,
always denote one who offers sacrifices .
At first every man was his own priest ,
and presented his own sacrifices before God .
Afterwards that office devolved on the head of the family ,
as in the cases of Noah (
Gen .
8 :
20 ),
Abraham (
12 :
7 ;
13 :
4 ),
Isaac (
26 :
25 ),
Jacob (
31 :
54 ),
and Job (
Job 1 :
5 ).
The name first occurs as applied to Melchizedek (
Gen .
14 :
18 ).
Under the Levitical arrangements the office of the priesthood was limited to the tribe of Levi ,
and to only one family of that tribe ,
the family of Aaron .
Certain laws respecting the qualifications of priests are given in Lev .
21 :
16 -
23 .
There are ordinances also regarding the priests '
dress (
Ex .
28 :
40 -
43 )
and the manner of their consecration to the office (
29 :
1 -
37 ).
Their duties were manifold (
Ex .
27 :
20 ,
21 ;
29 :
38 -
44 ;
Lev .
6 :
12 ;
10 :
11 ;
24 :
8 ;
Num .
10 :
1 -
10 ;
Deut .
17 :
8 -
13 ;
33 :
10 ;
Mal .
2 :
7 ).
They represented the people before God ,
and offered the various sacrifices prescribed in the law .
In the time of David the priests were divided into twenty -
four courses or classes (
1 Chr .
24 :
7 -
18 ).
This number was retained after the Captivity (
Ezra 2 :
36 -
39 ;
Neh .
7 :
39 -
42 ).
"
The priests were not distributed over the country ,
but lived together in certain cities [
forty -
eight in number ,
of which six were cities of refuge ,
q .
v .],
which had been assigned to their use .
From thence they went up by turns to minister in the temple at Jerusalem .
Thus the religious instruction of the people in the country generally was left to the heads of families ,
until the establishment of synagogues ,
an event which did not take place till the return from the Captivity ,
and which was the main source of the freedom from idolatry that became as marked a feature of the Jewish people thenceforward as its practice had been hitherto their great national sin ."
The whole priestly system of the Jews was typical .
It was a shadow of which the body is Christ .
The priests all prefigured the great Priest who offered "
one sacrifice for sins " "
once for all " (
Heb .
10 :
10 ,
12 ).
There is now no human priesthood . (
See Epistle to the Hebrews throughout .)
The term "
priest "
is indeed applied to believers (
1 Pet .
2 :
9 ;
Rev .
1 :
6 ),
but in these cases it implies no sacerdotal functions .
All true believers are now "
kings and priests unto God ."
As priests they have free access into the holiest of all ,
and offer up the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving ,
and the sacrifices of grateful service from day to day .
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Priest - Wikipedia A priest is a religious leader 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
PRIEST Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PRIEST is someone who is authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion especially as a mediatory agent between humans and God; specifically : an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyperson ranking below a bishop and above a deacon
Priest | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica Priest, in some Christian churches, an officer or minister who is intermediate between a bishop and a deacon With the spread of Christianity, the parish priest became the principal celebrant of the Eucharist Following the Reformation, many Protestant churches substituted ministers for priests
Different kinds of priests - TheCatholicSpirit. com A diocesan priest’s main ministry is parish work He makes two promises: obedience to his bishop and celibacy, perpetual continence for the sake of the kingdom of heaven He does not promise poverty, is paid, retains his own finances, is able to have personal possessions such as a car or a home, and is sometimes called a secular priest
What a Priest Is and Is Not - Catholic Exchange A priest acts in persona Christi not by his own authority or name, but through the power granted to him by Christ Himself This power allows him to change the bread and wine into Christ’s Body and Blood during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and to absolve sins
PRIEST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary PRIEST definition: 1 a person, usually a man, who has been trained to perform religious duties in the Christian… Learn more
Difference Between Father, Pastor, and Priest - FatherResource Father is a title we traditionally use to greet a church leader like a pastor, a priest, a deacon, or a bishop A priest is the ordained minister of any Catholic-based Church