word-vault/dist/data/cards/pr/priest.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "priest",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who is qualified to perform religious duties and ceremonies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox Churches",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a parish priest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the ordination of women priests"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The candles had been blessed by a priest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the priest who was celebrating Mass"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only one or two new priests were ordained each year."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["local", "parish", "village"],
                "verb + priest": ["become", "be ordained (as)"],
                "priest + verb": ["celebrate something", "officiate (at something)"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who performs religious ceremonies in some religions that are not Christian",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a Hindu/Buddhist priest"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["chief", "high", "temple"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/priːst/",
                "audio": "pr/priest/priest__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌpriːˈstes/",
                "audio": "pr/priest/priestess__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/priːst/",
                "audio": "pr/priest/priest__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpriːstəs/",
                "audio": "pr/priest/priestess__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English prēost, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch priester, German Priester, based on ecclesiastical Latin presbyter ‘elder’, from Greek presbuteros ‘elder’ (used in the New Testament to denote an elder of the early church), comparative of presbus ‘old (man)’."
}