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priest

/priːst/noun

उच्चारण प्रीस्ट

पुजारी, पादरी

Basic word

noun
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    [C]

    a person who is qualified to perform religious duties and ceremonies in some religions

    पुजारी, पादरी

    • a temple priest
    • The priest blessed the new house.
    • A priest conducted the ceremony.
    + 1 more example
    • The village priest lights the lamp every evening.

    Synonyms pujari clergyman cleric minister pastor

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Keep the religious-leader words: priest (pujari in a Hindu temple), pandit, granthi (in a gurdwara), maulvi or imam (in a mosque; the imam leads prayers), pastor or vicar (in a church), bishop, monk (lives in a monastery), nun (a woman in a convent), rabbi (Jewish), lama (Tibetan Buddhist).

धार्मिक नेताओं के शब्द याद रखिए: priest (हिंदू मंदिर में पुजारी), pandit, granthi (गुरुद्वारे में ग्रंथी), maulvi या imam (मस्जिद में; इमाम नमाज़ पढ़ाते हैं), pastor या vicar (चर्च में), bishop, monk (मठ में रहने वाला भिक्षु), nun (कॉन्वेंट में स्त्री, भिक्षुणी), rabbi (यहूदी), lama (तिब्बती बौद्ध)।

§Grammar and usage

Gender pair: priest and priestess.

लिंग जोड़ी: priest और priestess।

Usage: high priest (the leader of a group or movement: 'the high priest of cricket').

प्रयोग में high priest (किसी समूह या आंदोलन का नेता: 'the high priest of cricket')।