Priest, High

Priest, High
Priest, High
The chief priest in the Old Testament

Catholic Encyclopedia. . 2006.


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  • priest, high —  Священник высший …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

  • High priest — (Eccl.) A chief priest; esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • priest — n 1. clergyman, cleric, clerical, clerk, ecclesiastic, churchman, minister, divine, man of the cloth, man of God, minster of the gospel, servant of God, cassock, abbd, spiritual father, rabbi, religious, reverend, Brit. blackcoat, liturgist, Rare …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • High Priest —     The High Priest     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The High Priest     The high priest in the Old Testament is called by various names:     ♦ the priest (Num., iii, 6);     ♦ the great priest (Lev., xxi, 10);     ♦ the head priest (IV Kings, xxv,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • HIGH PRIEST — (Heb. הַ)כּהֵן הָדֹאשׁ ,הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל ,הַכֹּהֵן), the priest at the head of the priestly affairs. In pre Exilic times the common appellation for the chief priest of a community was the priest (Heb. ha Kohen; e.g., I Sam. 14:19, 36; 21:2–10) …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Priest — • The minister of Divine worship and sacrifice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Priest     Priest     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • High priest (Latter Day Saints) — High priest is a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood of denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. In the LDS Church, high priests are primarily responsible for the… …   Wikipedia

  • Priest-penitent privilege in France — and the western portion of Europe received public recognition at a very early date owing to the perceived sacredness of the Seal of the Confessional.HistoryEarly writingsAmong the Capitularies of Charlemagne, the first capitulary of the year 813… …   Wikipedia

  • high priest — high′ priest′ n. 1) rel a chief priest 2) jud Judaism. (from Aaronic times to about the 1st century a.d.) the priest ranking above all other priests and the only one permitted to enter the holy of holies 3) a person in a high position of power or …   From formal English to slang

  • High Altar — • The chief altar in a church, raised on an elevated plane in the sanctuary, where it may be seen simultaneously by all the faithful in the body of the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. High Altar     High Altar …   Catholic encyclopedia

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