1 a person who is qualified to perform religious duties and ceremonies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox Churches:
a parish priest * the ordination of women priests
compareCHAPLAIN, CLERGYMAN, MINISTER, VICAR
2 (feminine priestess ) a person who performs religious ceremonies in some religions that are not Christian
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