chierico

Definitions of chierico
  1. noun
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders
    synonyms: ecclesiastico
  2. noun
    a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)
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    type of:
    allievo, alunno, studente
    a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
  3. noun
    a boy serving as an acolyte
    synonyms: chierichetto
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    type of:
    adolescente, giovincello, giovinetto, maschietto, ragazzo, sbarbatello, scugnizzo, teen ager
    a youthful male person
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