English Explanatory Dictionary

altarist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone responsible for or at a church's altar
  2. A chaplain.
  3. The vicar or priest.

Word forms

altarist altarists

Etymology

From altar + -ist. Compare Latin altarista, French altariste.

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