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Detailed Synonyms for priest in English

priest:

priest [the ~] nom

  1. the priest
    – `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military 1
    the priest; the father; the padre
    – `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military 1
  2. the priest
    the clergyman; the priest; the pastor; the minister
  3. the priest
    the priest
  4. the priest
    – a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders 1
    the priest
    – a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders 1
  5. the priest
    – a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion 1
    the priest; the non-Christian priest
    – a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion 1

priest

  1. priest

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Related Definitions for "priest":

  1. a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders1
  2. a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion1

priest form of pry:

to pry verbe (pries, pried, prying)

  1. to pry
    to nose; to browse; to ferret; to pry; to smell
    • nose verbe (noses, nosed, nosing)
    • browse verbe (browses, browsed, browsing)
    • ferret verbe (ferrets, ferreted, ferreting)
    • pry verbe (pries, pried, prying)
    • smell verbe (smells, smelled, smelling)
  2. to pry
    – be nosey 1
    to pry
    – be nosey 1
    • pry verbe (pries, pried, prying)
      • Don't pry into my personal matters!1
  3. to pry
    – to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open 1
    to lever; to prize; to pry; prise; jimmy
    – to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open 1
    • lever verbe (levers, levered, levering)
    • prize verbe, américain (prizes, prized, prizing)
    • pry verbe (pries, pried, prying)
      • Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail1
    • prise verbe, britannique
    • jimmy verbe
  4. to pry
    – make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry 1
    to prize
    – of superior grade 1
    • prize verbe, américain (prizes, prized, prizing)
      • prize carnations1
    to pry; prise
    – make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry 1
    • pry verbe (pries, pried, prying)
      • They pried the information out of him1
    • prise verbe, britannique
  5. to pry
    – search or inquire in a meddlesome way 1
    to poke; to pry; to nose; intrude; horn in
    – search or inquire in a meddlesome way 1
    • poke verbe (pokes, poked, poking)
    • pry verbe (pries, pried, prying)
    • nose verbe (noses, nosed, nosing)
      • This guy is always nosing around the office1
    • intrude verbe
    • horn in verbe

Conjugations for pry:

present
  1. pry
  2. pry
  3. pries
  4. pry
  5. pry
  6. pry
simple past
  1. pried
  2. pried
  3. pried
  4. pried
  5. pried
  6. pried
present perfect
  1. have pried
  2. have pried
  3. has pried
  4. have pried
  5. have pried
  6. have pried
past continuous
  1. was prying
  2. were prying
  3. was prying
  4. were prying
  5. were prying
  6. were prying
future
  1. shall pry
  2. will pry
  3. will pry
  4. shall pry
  5. will pry
  6. will pry
continuous present
  1. am prying
  2. are prying
  3. is prying
  4. are prying
  5. are prying
  6. are prying
subjunctive
  1. be pried
  2. be pried
  3. be pried
  4. be pried
  5. be pried
  6. be pried
diverse
  1. pry!
  2. let's pry!
  3. pried
  4. prying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

pry [the ~] nom

  1. the pry
    the ferreter; the pry
  2. the pry
    – a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge 1
    the pry; the crowbar; the pry bar; the wrecking bar
    – a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge 1

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Related Definitions for "pry":

  1. a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge1
  2. be nosey1
    • Don't pry into my personal matters!1
  3. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open1
    • Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail1
  4. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry1
    • They pried the information out of him1
  5. search or inquire in a meddlesome way1

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