Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) priest
- (masculine, strong) priest
Concepts
Synonyms
Abbate
Klostervorsteher
jüdischer Hoher Priester
Pfäffin
Tempelmädchen
religiöser Führer
Diener der Götter
Gallach
niedere Gottheit
niederer Schamane
Vorbeter
Militärgeistliche
Kirchenmitglied
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpriːstər/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German priester, from Old High German priester, borrowed around 700 (after the High German consonant shift, but before the diphthongisation of West Germanic ē) from pre-Old French prestre, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros). Doublet of Presbyter. Immediately cognate with Dutch priester, Low German Preester, French prêtre. Compare also English priest. An earlier West Germanic word for “priest” is Pfaffe, which remained in use alongside Priester during the Middle Ages, but has had a pejorative tone since the Reformation.
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