chaplain (noun)

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• chaplain — ► NOUN ▪ a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, etc. DERIVATIVES chaplaincy noun. ORIGIN Latin cappellanus, originally denoting a custodian of the cloak of St Martin, from cappella (see CHAPEL(Cf. ↑chapel)) …   English terms dictionary

• chaplain — noun Chaplain is used after these nouns: ↑army, ↑prison …   Collocations dictionary

• chaplain — noun (C) a priest or other religious minister responsible for the religious needs of a club, the army, a hospital, etc: the prison/school chaplain see priest …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• chaplain — noun Etymology: Middle English chapelein, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin cappellanus, from cappella Date: 14th century 1. a clergyman in charge of a chapel 2. a clergyman officially attached to a branch of the military, to an …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chaplain — noun a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, regiment, etc. Derivatives chaplaincy noun Origin ME: from OFr. chapelain, from med. L. cappellanus, orig. denoting a custodian of the cloak of St Martin, from cappella (see… …   English new terms dictionary

• chaplain — noun /tʃæp.lɪn/ A member of the clergy officially assigned to an institution, group, private chapel, etc …   Wiktionary

• chaplain — UK [ˈtʃæplɪn] / US [ˈtʃæplən] noun [countable] Word forms chaplain : singular chaplain plural chaplains a Christian priest or minister who works in an institution such as a school or a hospital, or in the army the prison chaplain …   English dictionary

• chaplain — chap|lain [ tʃæplən ] noun count a Christian priest or MINISTER who works in an institution such as a school or a hospital, or in the army: the prison chaplain …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• chaplain — /ˈtʃæplən / (say chapluhn) noun 1. an ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, or, formerly, a noble family, or to a college, school, etc., or to a military unit. 2. someone who says the prayer, invocation, etc., for an organisation… …  

• chaplain — [ˈtʃæplɪn] noun [C] a priest who works in an institution such as a school or hospital, or in the army …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• hospital chaplain — noun a chaplain in a hospital • Hypernyms: ↑chaplain …   Useful english dictionary