sacerdote

Definitions of sacerdote
  1. noun
    a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
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    George Berkeley
    Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
    Richelieu
    French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
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    arcipreste, arzobispo, cardenal, jerarca, mitrado, prelado
    a senior clergyman and dignitary
    obispo
    a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
    canónigo
    a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
    celebrante
    an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
    confesor, penitenciario
    a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
    padre
    `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
    monseñor
    (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests
    sacerdotisa
    a woman priest
    vicario
    a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
    arzobispo
    a bishop of highest rank
    diocesano
    a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
    prebendado, racionero
    a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
    obispo sufragáneo
    an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese
    misionero
    a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area
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    clérigo, reverendo
    a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
  2. noun
    a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
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    druida
    a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
    lama
    a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
    mago
    a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians
    chamán
    in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
    devoto
    a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
    vestal
    (Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple
    bacante
    (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
    Dalai Lama, Gran Lama
    chief lama and once ruler of Tibet
    brujo, hechicero
    a Native American shaman
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    autoridad religiosa, líder espiritual
    a leader in religious or sacred affairs
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