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a person who is qualified to perform religious duties and ceremonies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox Churches （天主教、聖公會、東正教的）司祭，神父，司铎 a parish priest 堂區司铎 the ordination of women priests 女司祭的授職禮 The candles had been blessed by a priest. 蠟燭得到了牧師的祝福。 the priest who was celebrating Mass 主持彌撒的神父 Only one or two new priests were ordained each year. 每年只有一兩個新牧師被任命。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- local
- parish
- village
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- become
- be ordained (as)
- celebrate something
- officiate (at something)
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a person who performs religious ceremonies in some religions that are not Christian （非基督教會的）教士，祭司，僧侶 a Hindu/Buddhist priest 印度教/佛教牧師
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chief
- high
- temple
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Word OriginOld English prēost, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch priester, German Priester, based on ecclesiastical Latin presbyter ‘elder’, from Greek presbuteros ‘elder’ (used in the New Testament to denote an elder of the early church), comparative of presbus ‘old (man)’.