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Chaplain

Chaplain Meaning & Definition
Chaplain Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chaplain?

[n] a clergyman ministering to some institution

Synonyms | Synonyms for Chaplain:

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See Also | clergyman | Holy Joe | hospital chaplain | man of the cloth | military chaplain | padre | prison chaplain | reverend | sky pilot

Chaplain In Webster's Dictionary

\Chap"lain\, n. [F. chapelain, fr. LL. capellanus, fr. capella. See {Chapel}.] 1. An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs religious service in a chapel. 2. A clergyman who is officially attached to the army or navy, to some public institution, or to a family or court, for the purpose of performing divine service. 3. Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge.

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