priest

noun

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Senses

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	priesthood
1	derivation	Related & opposite	priestlike
1	hypernym	Types & categories	clergyman
1	hypernym	Types & categories	Holy Order
1	hyponym	Types & categories	primate
1	hyponym	Types & categories	bishop
1	hyponym	Types & categories	canon
1	hyponym	Types & categories	celebrant
1	hyponym	Types & categories	confessor
1	hyponym	Types & categories	domestic prelate
1	hyponym	Types & categories	Padre
1	hyponym	Types & categories	Monsignor
1	hyponym	Types & categories	pontifex
1	hyponym	Types & categories	priestess
1	hyponym	Types & categories	vicar
1	instance hyponym	Types & categories	Aaron
1	instance hyponym	Types & categories	Dominic
2	derivation	Related & opposite	priesthood
2	hypernym	Types & categories	spiritual leader
2	hyponym	Types & categories	Druid
2	hyponym	Types & categories	flamen
2	hyponym	Types & categories	hoodoo
2	hyponym	Types & categories	lama
2	hyponym	Types & categories	magus
2	hyponym	Types & categories	shaman
2	hyponym	Types & categories	votary
2	instance hyponym	Types & categories	Ezra