An anglican, eastern orthodox, or roman catholic clergyperson ranking below a bishop and above a deacon. Definition of priest noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary The terms priest and priestess are sufficiently generic that they may be used in an anthropological sense to describe the religious mediators of an unknown or otherwise unspecified religion
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Priest, in some christian churches, an officer or minister who is intermediate between a bishop and a deacon
With the spread of christianity, the parish priest became the principal celebrant of the eucharist.
A priest acts in persona christi not by his own authority or name, but through the power granted to him by christ himself This power allows him to change the bread and wine into christ’s body and blood during the holy sacrifice of the mass and to absolve sins. A person, usually a man, who has been trained to perform religious duties in the christian… In some churches, especially the anglican communion, eastern orthodox church, and roman catholic church, the ordained church leader who serves a congregation of believers is called a priest.
