priest

noun
priest \ ˈprēst \
before 12th century
  • someone who is authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion especially as a mediatory agent between humans and God; specifically : an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyperson ranking below a bishop and above a deacon

priest-ridden

adjective
priest-rid*den \ ˈprēst-ˌri-dᵊn \
1653
  • controlled or oppressed by priests

high priest

noun
high priest \
15th century{ds||1||}
  • a chief priest especially of the ancient Jewish Levitical priesthood traditionally traced from Aaron
  • a priest of the Melchizedek priesthood in the Mormon Church
  • the head of a movement or chief exponent of a doctrine or an art

worker-priest

noun
work*er-priest \ ˈwər-kər-ˈprēst \
1949
  • a French Roman Catholic priest who for missionary purposes spends part of each weekday as a worker in a secular job
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