Priest

Priest (priest)
n.	(?)
Priest
[OE. prest, preost, AS. preóst, fr. L. presbyter, Gr. (?) elder, older, n., an elder, compar. of (?) an old man, the first syllable of which is probably akin to L. pristinus. Cf. Pristine

A presbyter elder; a minister

; specifically: (a) (R. C. Ch. *** Gr. Ch.)

One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests.
"The priests of Dagon." 1 Sam. v. 5.
Then the priest of Jupiter . . . brought oxen and garlands . . . and would have done sacrifice with the people. Acts xiv. 13.

Every priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. Heb. v. 1.

* In the New Testament presbyters are not called priests; but Christ is designated as a priest, and as a high priest, and all Christians are designated priests.

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