priest

/priːst/

nounpriest

Think: a PRIEST has a long “ee” sound—PRIEEEST—so spell it with IE.

Yes, it's priest. The tricky part is the vowel pair: it’s **ie** (pr**ie**st), not **ei**.

Definition

  1. nouna religious leader who is authorized to perform sacred rituals and ceremonies, especially in some Christian churches

Examples

  • The priest spoke quietly during the wedding ceremony.
  • After the service, the priest greeted families at the door.
  • In the story, a priest helped the villagers during a difficult winter.

Synonyms

clergymanministerpastorchaplainfather

Antonyms

laypersoncivilian

Translations

ES sacerdotePT sacerdoteFR prêtre

Common misspellings

preistpristpreestpreastpriesttpriistpriestspriesst

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