priest
n
1 person appointed to perform religious duties and ceremonies in the Christian Church, esp one who is between a deacon and a bishop in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox or Anglican Church (more usu called a clergyman in the Anglican Church) 基督教会的神职人员(尤指助祭或会吏以上主教以下者); 司铎, 司祭, 教士, 牧师, 神甫, 神父(英国国教通常多称为clergyman)
a parish priest 牧区牧师
the ordination ofwomen priests 女司铎的授圣职仪式. Cf 参看 minister1 3,vicar.
2 (fem 阴性作 priestess ) person who performs religious ceremonies in a non-Christian religion (基督教会以外的)神职人员.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.