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prete

  • /ˈprɛte/

Where it comes from

dal latino tardo presbyter, dal greco presbyteros, comparativo di presbys ossia "anziano"

noun preti

  1. chi svolge funzioni religiose all'interno della chiesa cattolica

Similar: sacerdote, religioso, ecclesiastico, pastore, presbitero, ministro del culto, curato, parroco, celebrante, officiante, scaldaletto, trabiccolo · Opposite: laico, spretato

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noun

Similar: sacerdote, religioso, ecclesiastico, pastore, presbitero, ministro del culto, curato, parroco, celebrante, officiante, scaldaletto, trabiccolo · Opposite: laico, spretato

In English

  • minister person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church
  • priest clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson)
  • clergyman ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy

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Chicago

"prete." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/prete.

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@misc{prete_2026,
  title = {prete},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/prete},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}