chaplain
an ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, college, etc., or to a military unit.
a person who says the prayer, invocation, etc., for an organization or at an assembly.
Origin of chaplain
1Other words from chaplain
- chap·lain·cy, chap·lain·ship, chap·lain·ry, noun
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How to use chaplain in a sentence
But the chaplaincy and its emoluments were usually held by one of the canons of the Minster.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events | S. Baring-GouldHis first military appointment was the acting-chaplaincy at Dover.
From Aldershot to Pretoria | W. E. SellersHe was three times chaplain of the House of Representatives, and in 1893 was chosen to the chaplaincy of the senate.
With this in view he contemplated moving to London where he had been offered the chaplaincy of the huge London Hospital.
A Labrador Doctor | Wilfred Thomason GrenfellIn some cases a parish priest is also appointed to a chaplaincy, but in so far as he is a chaplain he has no parochial duties.
British Dictionary definitions for chaplain
/ (ˈtʃæplɪn) /
a Christian clergyman attached to a private chapel of a prominent person or institution or ministering to a military body, professional group, etc: a military chaplain; a prison chaplain
Origin of chaplain
1Derived forms of chaplain
- chaplaincy, chaplainship or chaplainry, noun
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