01 n. A presbyter elder; a minister
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A presbyter elder; a minister(Christian Church)
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One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests.“Then the priest of Jupiter . . . brought oxen and garlands . . . and would have done sacrifice with the people.” — Acts xiv. 13.“Every priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.” — Heb. v. 1.