chaplain

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chap·lain /ˈtʃæplɪn/ noun [countable]  RRCa priest or other religious minister responsible for the religious needs of a club, the army, a hospital etc 〔社团、军队、医院等的〕牧师，神父 the prison chaplain 监狱牧师

Examples from the Corpus

chaplain• He acts as chaplain to the students.• He now leads a busy life as an honorary chaplain in York Minster.• Also patron of chaplains and military chaplains.• By 1257 he was a canon of Lichfield and a papal chaplain.• Reverend Edwards is the new prison chaplain.• His regiment's chaplain spoke of him in the warmest terms as a man of the highest principles.• He was accused of molesting a 14-year-old boy whom he had been counselling while working as a school chaplain.• Never did I feel so tempted and pressed to relinquish the chaplain service and yield all to the control of Satan.Origin chaplain (1100-1200) Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin cappellanus, from cappella; → CHAPEL

chap·lain nounChineseSyllable  

priest a other religious responsible Corpus the for minister or

chaplain
chap‧lain /ˈtʃæplən, ˈtʃæplɪn/ noun [countable]a priest or other religious minister responsible for the religious needs of a club, the army, a hospital etc:
    the prison chaplain
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ priest someone who is specially trained to perform religious duties and ceremonies in the Christian church: a Catholic priest | a Buddhist priest | Women priests are much more common these days. | The priest who married us was very friendly and helpful.
   ▪ bishop a priest of high rank in some branches of the Christian church, who is the head of all the churches and priests in a large area: the Bishop of Oxford | a meeting of bishops
   ▪ vicar a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a church in a particular area: our local vicar
   ▪ preacher someone who gives the sermon (=a religious talk as part of a church service) in some Protestant churches: a Methodist preacher
   ▪ minister the formal word for any priest in some branches of the Christian church: In 1843, 450 ministers of the church broke away from the established church of Scotland.
   ▪ chaplain someone, especially a priest, who takes care of the religious needs of an organization such as a college, hospital, prison, or the military: the prison chaplain
   ▪ pastor American English someone who is in charge of the prayers, ceremonies etc in some branches of the Protestant church: a Baptist pastor
   ▪ rabbi the person who is in charge of the prayers, ceremonies etc in the Jewish religion: Israel’s chief rabbis
   ▪ mullah a Muslim teacher of law and religion: The people turned to their traditional leaders, the mullahs.
   ▪ holy man someone who is treated with great respect by people who belong to a religion: A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, was performing yoga on the banks of the River Ganges.
   ▪ the clergy the official leaders in organized religions, such as the priests, rabbis, and mullahs: Around 30 members of the clergy gathered for the meeting.
   ▪ clergyman a male member of the clergy – used especially in the past: His youngest son decided to become a clergyman.

chap·lainBrE /ˈtʃæplɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃæplɪn/ 🔊 nouna priest or other Christian minister who is responsible for the religious needs of people in a prison, hospital, etc. or in the armed forces （监狱、医院、军队等的）教士，牧师，神父；特遣牧师  ➡  compare padre, priest (1)