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Hierophant :: Hierophant (n.) The presiding priest who initiated candidates at the Eleusinian mysteries; hence, one who teaches the mysteries and duties of religion..

Aaronical :: Aaronical (a.) Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews..

Synodal :: Synodal (n.) A tribute in money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest, now made to the ecclesiastical commissioners; a procuration..

Auricular :: Auricular (a.) Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest..

Presbyter :: Presbyter (n.) One ordained to the second order in the ministry; -- called also priest.

Priest :: Priest (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..

Confessionalist :: Confessionalist (n.) A priest hearing, or sitting to hear, confession..

Sanhedrim :: Sanhedrim (n.) the great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It had jurisdiction of religious matters..

Powpow :: Powpow (n.) A priest, or conjurer, among the North American Indians..

Seminarist :: Seminarist (n.) A member of, or one educated in, a seminary; specifically, an ecclesiastic educated for the priesthood in a seminary..

Swallowtail :: Swallowtail (n.) An outwork with converging sides, its head or front forming a reentrant angle; -- so called from its form. Called also priestcap..

Prester :: Prester (n.) A priest or presbyter; as, Prester John..

Praetexta :: Praetexta (n.) A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests..

Archpriest :: Archpriest (n.) A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean..

High Priest :: High priest () A chief priest; esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood..

Maniple :: Maniple (a.) Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service..

Confessional :: Confessional (n.) The recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others..

Levite :: Levite (n.) A priest; -- so called in contempt or ridicule.

Priesthood :: Priesthood (n.) Priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order of priests..

Shrive :: Shrive (v. i.) To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution..

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