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priest

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpriːst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prist/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prēst)

Collocations for "priest"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "priest" in context.

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priest

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. an ordained priest
  2. [an Anglican, an Episcopal, a Vatican] priest
  3. a [young, female, homosexual] priest
  4. [was, getting] ordained as a priest
  5. ordained as [an Anglican] priest
  6. priests and [ministers, rabbis, imams]
  7. the [church's, parish's] priest
  8. need a priest to officiate the wedding
  9. works as a priest
  10. went to see the [local, parish] priest
  11. is a priest in [the United States]
  12. the priest's [office, sanctuary, house, servant]
  13. [an Episcopal, a Catholic] priest
  14. the high priest
  15. the priest's sermon
'priest' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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a priest/ the priest - English Only forum
a Romish priest - English Only forum
addressing priest, rabbi or monk [in different religions] - English Only forum
An or a Inmutef priest - English Only forum
and his free-thinking priest (a marvelous William H. Macy). - English Only forum
at the close of each service, the priest sends us on our way with a benediction - English Only forum
Attending priest - English Only forum
Balls on a shad-bellied priest - English Only forum
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caved priest - English Only forum
chartered accountant turned parish priest - English Only forum
chignoned priest - English Only forum
clergyman, priest, minister - English Only forum
Die, Satan! (as a priest would say) - English Only forum
feminist critique knocked Lawrence off his Priest-of-Love pedastal - English Only forum
had not been given him as to a priest, so as to - English Only forum
Heron Priest - English Only forum
hides roguery under the registered comfort of a priest's connivance - English Only forum
High priest and heavy brass studs - English Only forum
His had been a charitable priest - English Only forum
Hoodoo priest - English Only forum
I became a priest in 2005. - English Only forum
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