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Gremial :: Gremial (n.) A cloth, often adorned with gold or silver lace, placed on the bishop's lap while he sits in celebrating mass, or in ordaining priests..

Laocoon :: Laocoon (n.) A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.).

Theocracy :: Theocracy (n.) Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity..

Priestlike :: Priestlike (a.) Priestly.

High-priesthood :: High-priesthood (n.) The office, dignity, or position of a high priest..

Versicle :: Versicle (n.) A little verse; especially, a short verse or text said or sung in public worship by the priest or minister, and followed by a response from the people..

Introit :: Introit (n.) A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the rails of the altar..

Response :: Response (n.) The answer of the people or congregation to the priest or clergyman, in the litany and other parts of divine service..

Exeat :: Exeat (n.) A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese.

Bacchante :: Bacchante (n.) A priestess of Bacchus.

Shrive :: Shrive (v. t.) To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent.

Introit :: Introit (n.) A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to the altar.

Vestment :: Vestment (n.) any priestly garment.

Person :: Person (n.) A parson; the parish priest.

Seminary :: Seminary (n.) A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a seminarist.

Hagiocracy :: Hagiocracy (n.) Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.

Pythian :: Pythian (a.) Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi..

Confessant :: Confessant (n.) One who confesses to a priest.

Priest :: Priest (n.) A presbyter elder; a ministe.

Prestimony :: Prestimony (n.) A fund for the support of a priest, without the title of a benefice. The patron in the collator..

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