mass priest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Roman Catholic secular priest, distinct from those living under a rule.
  2. Later, a priest retained in chantries etc. to say masses for the dead.
  3. A Roman Catholic priest generally.

Word forms

mass priest mass priests
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