معنى كلمة priest | الترجمة والشرح والأمثلة

معنى كلمة priest بالعربي

كاهن / قسيس

النطق: /ˈpɹiːst/ | [ˈpɹ̥iːst]

priest

A priest is a person trained to perform religious duties.

The priest taught us about God.

The priest at the Catholic church heard his confession.
The Shinto priest burnt incense for his ancestors.
The Israelite priests were descended from Moses' brother Aaron.
It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
The church was tighening up on matters sexual. Until the middle of the tenth century it had been quite routine for priests to be married.

priests, priesting, priested