(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a member of the Christian clergy in the Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox church.
He had trained to be a Catholic ~.
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2.
In many non-Christian religions a ~ is a man who has particular duties and responsibilities in a place where people worship.
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see also high ~