priest
Synonyms:
clergyperson, cleric, clerical, clerk, deacon, divine, dominie, ecclesiastic, minister, preacher, reverend.
Related Words:
curate, elder, father, father confessor, friar, lama, monk, pontiff, man of the cloth, padre, rector, vicar.
Antonyms:
layman, layperson, secular.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English prest(e), priest,Old English prēost, ultimately <Late Latin presbyter presbyter. Dictionary 2: Old English prēost, apparently from presbyter; related to Old High German prēster, Old French prestre. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of priest: before the 12th century. History and Etymology for priest: Middle English preist, from Old English prēost, ultimately from Late Latin presbyter — more at presbyter. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
clergyperson, cleric, clerical, clerk, deacon, divine, dominie, ecclesiastic, minister, preacher, reverend.
Related Words:
curate, elder, father, father confessor, friar, lama, monk, pontiff, man of the cloth, padre, rector, vicar.
Antonyms:
layman, layperson, secular.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English prest(e), priest,Old English prēost, ultimately <Late Latin presbyter presbyter. Dictionary 2: Old English prēost, apparently from presbyter; related to Old High German prēster, Old French prestre. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of priest: before the 12th century. History and Etymology for priest: Middle English preist, from Old English prēost, ultimately from Late Latin presbyter — more at presbyter. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.