priest
n. பூசாரி, அர்ச்சகர், திருச்சபைச் சமயகுரு, சடங்குகள் செய்யும் உரிமைபெற்ற மதகுரு, அயர்லாந்தில் மீனைக்கொல்லப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் மரக்கொட்டாப்புளி, (வினை.) சமயகுருவாக்கு, புரோகிதராக்கு, சமயச்சடங்குகள் ஆற்றும் பூசாரியாக அமர்த்து.
Priest, n. Etym: [OE. prest, preost, AS. preóst, fr. L. presbyter, Gr. pristinus. Cf. Pristine, Presbyter.] 1. (Christian Church) Defn: A presbyter elder; a minister; specifically: (a) (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.) One who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say Mass; but especially, one of the lowest order possessing this power. Murdock. (b) (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) Defn: A presbyter; one who belongs to the intermediate order between bishop and deacon. He is authorized to perform all ministerial services except those of ordination and confirmation. 2. One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests. "The priests of Dagon." 1 Sam. v. 5. Then the priest of Jupiter . . . brought oxen and garlands . . . and would have done sacrifice with the people. Acts xiv. 13. Every priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. Heb. v. 1. Note: In the New Testament presbyters are not called priests; but Christ is designated as a priest, and as a high priest, and all Christians are designated priests. Priest, v. t. Defn: To ordain as priest.