Priest

//ˈpɹiːst//

Synonyms for "priest" (80 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Strong matches (24)

Related words (40)

Noun(1 words)
non-christian priest

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More general

5 entries

Related terms

21 entries

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at location

1 entries

capable of

16 entries

coordinate

10 entries

defined as

1 entries

derived

54 entries

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desires

1 entries

has context

1 entries

is a

4 entries

not desires

1 entries

part of

1 entries

receives action

2 entries

related to

44 entries

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similar

1 entries

used for

1 entries

Translations

341 translations across 144 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • priester noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Albanian

1 entries
  • prift noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Amharic

1 entries
  • ካህን noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἱερεύς noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Ao

1 entries
  • putir (Chungli) noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Arabic

4 entries
  • أَبُونَا noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • خوري noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • خوري noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • خُورِيّ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Aramaic

2 entries
  • ܟܗܢܐ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • ܟܘܡܪܐ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Armenian

4 entries
  • աբեղա noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • երեց noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • տերտեր noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • քահանա noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Aromanian

1 entries
  • preftu noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Asturian

1 entries
  • sacerdote noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • kahin noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • keşiş noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Basque

2 entries
  • abade noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • apaiz noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Belarusian

4 entries
  • жрэц noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • ксёндз noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • поп noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • свята́р noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Bengali

1 entries
  • যাজক noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Breton

1 entries
  • beleg noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • поп noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • свеще́ник noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • свещенослужи́тел noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Burmese

1 entries
  • ရဟန်း noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Catalan

2 entries
  • capellà noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacerdot noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Chamicuro

1 entries
  • patile noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Chavacano

1 entries
  • padre noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 祭司 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 司鐸 /司铎 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • 教士 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • 牧師 /牧师 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • 神父 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Church Slavic

2 entries
  • попъ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • свѧщеникъ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Classical Nahuatl

3 entries
  • teopixqui noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • tlamacazqui noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • tlenamacac noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Coptic

1 entries
  • ϩⲟⲛⲧ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Cornish

1 entries
  • pronter noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Corsican

1 entries
  • preti noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Czech

1 entries
  • kněz noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Dalmatian

1 entries
  • priast noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Danish

1 entries
  • præst noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Dari

2 entries
  • کَاهِن noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • کَشِیش noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Dutch

2 entries
  • pastoor noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • priester noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Egyptian

1 entries
  • nTr-Hm noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Emilian

1 entries
  • prît noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Erzya

1 entries
  • озатя noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Esperanto

2 entries
  • pastrino noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • pastro noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Estonian

1 entries
  • preester noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Faroese

1 entries
  • prestur noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Finnish

2 entries
  • kalanuija noun (tool for killing fish)
  • pappi noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

French

4 entries
  • prêtre noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • prêtresse noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacrificateur noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacrificatrice noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Friulian

1 entries
  • predi noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Galician

3 entries
  • capelán noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • crego noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • preste noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Georgian

2 entries
  • მღვდელი noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • ქურუმი noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

German

4 entries
  • Pastor noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • Pastorin noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • Pfarrer noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • Pfarrerin noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Gothic

3 entries
  • 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • 𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Greek

4 entries
  • εφημέριος noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • ιερέας noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • ιερωμένος noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • κληρικός noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • palasi noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Hebrew

4 entries
  • כֹּהֵן noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • כֹּמֶר noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • כּוֹהֵן noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • כומר noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Hindi

3 entries
  • काहिन noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • पादरी noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • याजक noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Hungarian

2 entries
  • lelkész noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • pap noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Icelandic

1 entries
  • prestur noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Ido

3 entries
  • kleriko noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • popo noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacerdoto noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Indonesian

2 entries
  • imam noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • pendeta noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Ingrian

1 entries
  • pappi noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Interlingua

2 entries
  • prestre noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacerdote noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • کاهِن noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • کَشیش noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Iraqi Arabic

2 entries
  • قس noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • كاهن noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Irish

2 entries
  • athair naofa noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sagart noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Italian

4 entries
  • mazza noun (tool for killing fish)
  • pope noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • prete noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacerdote noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Japanese

4 entries
  • 僧 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • 司祭 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • 法師 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • 牧師 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Javanese

2 entries
  • dwija noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • pandhita noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Kapampangan

1 entries
  • pari noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Kazakh

4 entries
  • абыз noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • дін қызметшісі noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • діни қызметкер noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • поп noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries
  • āmpāu noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Khmer

2 entries
  • លោកសង្ឃ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • អ្នកបួស noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Konkani

2 entries
  • पाद्रि noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • ಪಾದ್ರಿ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Korean

3 entries
  • 사제 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • 성직자 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • 신부 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Kumyk

1 entries
  • кешиш noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • поп noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Ladino

1 entries
  • papaz noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Lao

2 entries
  • ຄຸນພໍ່ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • ຄູບາ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Latin

3 entries
  • flāmen noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacerdōs noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacrārius noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Latvian

2 entries
  • mācītājs noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • priesteris noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • kunigas noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Lower Sorbian

2 entries
  • mjeršnik noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • pop noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Lower Tanana

1 entries
  • xwk'wghw neltenenh noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Paschtouer noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Macedonian

2 entries
  • поп noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • свештеник noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Malay

2 entries
  • imam noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • paderi noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Malayalam

1 entries
  • പുരോഹിതൻ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Maltese

1 entries
  • qassis noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Manx

1 entries
  • saggyrt noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Middle English

1 entries
  • prest noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Middle French

1 entries
  • prestre noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Mongolian

3 entries
  • бөө noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • санваартан noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • тайлгач noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Māori

1 entries
  • Tohunga noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Navajo

1 entries
  • ééʼ neishoodii noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • pîr noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • qeşe noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • prest noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • prest noun (tool for killing fish)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • prest noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • prest noun (tool for killing fish)

Occitan

2 entries
  • capelan noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • prèire noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Old East Slavic

3 entries
  • попъ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • свѧщеникъ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • свѧщеньникъ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Old English

2 entries
  • prēost noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacerd noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Old French

2 entries
  • prestre noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • provoire noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Old Galician-Portuguese

1 entries
  • preste noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Old Irish

3 entries
  • cruimther noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacart noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacart noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Old Norse

2 entries
  • goði noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • gyðja noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Old Tupi

1 entries
  • abaré noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • كشیش noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Paiwan

1 entries
  • palaingan noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Pannonian Rusyn

2 entries
  • паноцец noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • священїк noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Pashto

3 entries
  • پادري noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • کاهن noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • کشیش noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Persian

1 entries
  • کندا noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Priesta noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Polish

4 entries
  • duchowny noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • guślarz (Poganism) noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • kapłan noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • klecha noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Portuguese

3 entries
  • padre noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • presbítero noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacerdote noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Primitive Irish

1 entries
  • ᚊᚏᚔᚋᚔᚈᚔᚏ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Romagnol

2 entries
  • prid noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • prit noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Romani

1 entries
  • raśaj noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Romanian

2 entries
  • popă noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • preot noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Romansch

2 entries
  • prer noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • spiritual noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Russian

4 entries
  • ба́тюшка noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • жрец noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • ксёндз noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • оте́ц noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Sardinian

4 entries
  • peideru noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • peidru noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • prede noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • predi noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • sagart noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • duhòvnīk noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • pȍp noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • svèćenīk noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • svèštenīk noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Sicilian

1 entries
  • prèviti noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Skolt Sami

1 entries
  • papp noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Slovak

4 entries
  • duchovný noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • kňaz noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • otec noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • páter noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Slovene

1 entries
  • duhovnik noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Sotho

1 entries
  • moprista noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Spanish

4 entries
  • cura noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • padre noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • párroco noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • sacerdote noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Swahili

2 entries
  • kasisi noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • kuhani noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Swedish

3 entries
  • pastor noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • prost noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • präst noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Tagalog

1 entries
  • pari noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Tajik

4 entries
  • кашиш noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • коҳин noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • поп noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • рӯҳонӣ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Thai

4 entries
  • นักบวช noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • พระ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • พระสงฆ์ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • มุนิ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Tibetan

1 entries
  • བླ་མ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Tigrinya

1 entries
  • ቀሺ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Tlingit

1 entries
  • wáadishgaa noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Tunisian Arabic

2 entries
  • باباص noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • پاپاص noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Turkish

4 entries
  • din adamı noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • keşiş noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • papaz noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • rahip noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Turkmen

1 entries
  • buýsanç noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Ugaritic

1 entries
  • 𐎋𐎅𐎐 noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • жрець noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • ксьондз noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • оте́ць noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • піп noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Urdu

2 entries
  • پادْری noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • کاہِن noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Uyghur

2 entries
  • كاھىن noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • پوپ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Uzbek

4 entries
  • kashish noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • kohin noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • pop noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • ruhoniy noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Venetan

3 entries
  • pre noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • prète noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • prèvede noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • linh mục noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • mục sư noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Volapük

4 entries
  • hikultan noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • hipastan noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • hipädan noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • jikultan noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Welsh

3 entries
  • offeiriad noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • pastwn noun (tool for killing fish)
  • pren lladd noun (tool for killing fish)

Yiddish

4 entries
  • גלח noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • כּהן noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • פּאָפּ noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))
  • פּריסטער noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Yup'ik

1 entries
  • agayulirta noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Zazaki

1 entries
  • pîr noun (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson))

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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The priest participated in the children's games.

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The priest participated in the children's game.

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The priest pretends to be solemn in public.

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The priest took the sick man's place.

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