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Meaning Of Priest
n.
A presbyter elder; a minister
n.
One who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say
Mass; but especially, one of the lowest order possessing this power.
n.
A presbyter; one who belongs to the intermediate order
between bishop and deacon. He is authorized to perform all ministerial
services except those of ordination and confirmation.
n.
One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of
sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or
the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests.