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Webster 1913 Edition


Archpriest

Archˊpriest′

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Noun.
A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.

Webster 1828 Edition


Archpriest

ARCHPRIE'ST

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Noun.
[See Priest.] A chief priest.

Definition 2024


archpriest

archpriest

English

Noun

archpriest (plural archpriests)

  1. (Eastern Orthodox Church) The highest rank given to a married priest.
  2. (Roman Catholic Church) An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.

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