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/pʁɛtʁ/
Translation
priest
Word origin
From Latin presbyter ('elder'), borrowed from Ancient Greek presbuteros, the comparative of presbus ('old'). English priest and Presbyterian come from the same Greek word.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- presbuteros
- English cognates
- priest, presbyter, Presbyterian
Grammar
Examples
messe onze .
The priest said mass at eleven o'clock.
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My uncle is a priest in a village in the south.
l'.
Two priests were waiting in front of the church.
au .
She spoke to the priest after the ceremony.
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He studied for seven years before becoming a priest.
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