priest

In many Christian churches, a member of the second grade of clergy ranking below a bishop but above a deacon and having authority to administer the sacraments.

A person having the authority to perform and administer religious rites.

To ordain or admit to the priesthood.

To ordain to the priesthood; make a priest of.

To hold the office or exercise the functions of a priest.

One who is duly authorized to be a minister of sacred things; one whose stated duty it is to perform, on behalf of the community, certain public religious acts, particularly religious sacrifices.

One who is ordained to the pastoral or sacerdotal office; a presbyter; an elder.

Specifically, in hierarchical churches, the second in rank in the clerical orders, between bishop and deacon.

A breed of domestic pigeons, in four different color-varieties, black, blue, red, and yellow.

A mark composed of two concentric circles, used as a private stamp, a brand for cattle, and the like in England.