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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.

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