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Pluvial :: Pluvial (n.) A priest's cope.

Gremial :: Gremial (n.) A cloth, often adorned with gold or silver lace, placed on the bishop's lap while he sits in celebrating mass, or in ordaining priests..

Confess :: Confess (v. t.) To hear or receive such confession; -- said of a priest.

Archimagus :: Archimagus (n.) The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire..

Parish :: Parish (a.) Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor..

Bishop :: Bishop (n.) In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese, bishopric, or see..

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

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

Oblate :: Oblate (a.) One of an association of priests or religious women who have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three such associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates..

Bacchant :: Bacchant (n.) A priest of Bacchus.

Thummim :: Thummim (n. pl.) A mysterious part or decoration of the breastplate of the Jewish high priest. See the note under Urim.

Pontific :: Pontific (a.) Relating to, or consisting of, pontiffs or priests..

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..

Holy :: Holy (superl.) Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.

Confess :: Confess (v. t.) To make known or acknowledge, as one's sins to a priest, in order to receive absolution; -- sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun..

Confessant :: Confessant (n.) One who confesses to a priest.

Confessor :: Confessor (n.) A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution.

Celebrant :: Celebrant (n.) One who performs a public religious rite; -- applied particularly to an officiating priest in the Roman Catholic Church, as distinguished from his assistants..

Annueler :: Annueler (n.) A priest employed in saying annuals, or anniversary Masses..

Divine :: Divine (a.) A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.

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