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priests
noun(priest)
one authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion especially as a mediatory agent between humans and God; specifically : an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyman ranking below a bishop and above a deacon
priests
noun(priest)
a chief priest especially of the ancient Jewish Levitical priesthood traditionally traced from Aaron
priests
noun(priest)
a priest of the Melchizedek priesthood in the Mormon Church
priests
noun(priest)
the head of a movement or chief exponent of a doctrine or an art
priests
noun(priest)
a French Roman Catholic priest who for missionary purposes spends part of each weekday as a worker in a secular job

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