priest
gb/pɹˈist/ us/pɹˈist/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2600
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
1
Religious official or leader
A person who works for a church or religion and leads services or performs special religious acts.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[a/an/the] priest
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'priest' with 'pastor' or 'minister'. While similar, these terms can refer to different roles depending on the religion or denomination.
Συνώνυμα
minister (Often used in Protestant contexts; similar role but may differ by denomination.)
|
clergyman (A more formal or general term for a male member of the clergy.)
Αντώνυμα
layperson (Someone who is not a member of the clergy.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
Catholic priest
|ordained priest
|parish priest
|high priest
|Anglican priest
Θέματα
religion
|community
|culture
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The priest delivered a moving sermon on forgiveness.
- She spoke to the priest about arranging the wedding ceremony.
- The local priest visits the school once a week.
- After years of study, he was finally ordained as a priest.
- The priest blessed the congregation at the end of the service.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The priest works in the church.
- I saw the priest at the wedding.
- The priest spoke to the people.
- A priest can help with religious questions.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
priest
IPA
GB/pɹˈist/
US/pɹˈist/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
priest (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (priest)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: priest
- Plural: priests
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
priests
noun
Core family
priestly
adjective
priesthood
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
layperson
noun
Advanced or less common
cleric
noun
Εκφράσεις
high priest
1/hˈaɪ pɹˈist/
fixed phrase
Most senior priest
The most important or powerful priest in a religion or temple.
Παραδείγματα
- The high priest led the ceremony during the festival.
- In ancient Egypt, the high priest served both religious and political roles.
ordain as a priest
1/ɔɹdˈeɪn ˈæz ə pɹˈist/
fixed phrase
Make someone a priest officially
To make someone a priest by having a special religious ceremony.
Παραδείγματα
- He was ordained as a priest after completing his theological studies.
- The bishop will ordain her as a priest next month.
parish priest
1/pˈɛɹɪʃ pɹˈist/
fixed phrase
Priest in charge of a parish
A priest who leads and cares for a parish community.
Παραδείγματα
- The parish priest visited the school to talk to students.
- The parish priest organizes community events every month.
- Our parish priest has been here for twenty years.
- She asked her parish priest for advice on volunteering.