priest /ˈpɹiːst/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •a person trained to lead services and ceremonies in a church or a templeThe priest at the Catholic church heard his confession.The Shinto priest burnt incense for his ancestors. •The highest office in the Aaronic priesthood. •A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish.They flop and struggle, but she unhooks them swiftly, stunning them with a small brass priest. — 1983 verb1 •To ordain as a priest.He was deaconed on the 23rd May, and priested on the 29th September, 1624, by John, Bishop of Sodar and Man. — 1869 formspriested · priesting · priests
