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Noun: priest  preest
  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
    - non-Christian priest
     
  3. A blunt tool used for stunning and killing fish

Derived forms: priests

Type of: clergyman, Holy Order, man of the cloth, Order, reverend, spiritual leader

Encyclopedia: Priest, Martin

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