- 1a person who is qualified to perform religious duties and ceremonies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox Churches a parish priest the ordination of women priests compare chaplain, clergyman, minister, vicar
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- 2(priestess NAmE//ˈpristəs//) a person who performs religious ceremonies in some religions that are not Christian
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