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chaplain¹
- /ˈt͡ʃæp.lɪn/
Sounds like Chaplin
Where it comes from
From Middle English chapeleyn, from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella. Doublet of capelin. Displaced Old English handprēost.
noun chaplains
- A member of a religious body (who is often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc. The Railway Mission's regionally based chaplains perform the role of impartial 'friend' to anyone working on the railway, regardless of their faith.
- A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.
Chaplain²
Where it comes from
Variant of Chaplin.
proper noun Chaplains
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: priest, padre, cleric, preacher, abbot, ecclesiastic, minister, pastor, parson, churchman, clergyman, clergyperson, confessor, reverend, curate, vicar
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noun member of a religious body
| Español | capellán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 담당사제 damdangsaje, 사제 saje, 목사 moksa |
| 日本語 | チャプレン chapuren, チャップレン chappuren, 軍僧 gunsō, 牧師 bokushi |
| 中文 | 牧師 /牧师 mùshī |
| Português | capelão |
| Français | aumônier, chapelain |
| Deutsch | Kaplan, Kaplanin, Seelsorger, Seelsorgerin, Gefängnisseelsorger, Gefängnisseelsorgerin |
| Italiano | cappellano |
| Ελληνικά | καπελάνος kapelános |
| Română | capelan |
| Русский | капелла́н kapellán |
| Tiếng Việt | tuyên úy |
| العربية | قِسِّيس qissīs, قَسّ qass, قِسّ qiss, كَاهِن kāhin |
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