About The Word Chaplain
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Chaplain
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What's The Definition Of Chaplain?
[n] a clergyman ministering to some institution
Synonyms | Synonyms for Chaplain: Related Terms | Find terms related to Chaplain: abbe | abuna | antipope | archbishop | archdeacon | archpriest | bishop | bishop coadjutor | canon | cardinal | cardinal bishop | cardinal deacon | cardinal priest | churchman | clergyman | cleric | clerical | clerk | coadjutor | curate | cure | DD | dean | diocesan | divine | Doctor of Divinity | ecclesiarch | ecclesiastic | exarch | Grand Penitentiary | hierarch | high priest | Holy Father | Holy Joe | man of God | metropolitan | military chaplain | minister | padre | papa | parson | pastor | patriarch | penitentiary | pontiff | pope | prebendary | prelate | primate | rector | reverend | rural dean | servant of God | shepherd | sky pilot | subdean | suffragan | supply clergy | supply minister | the Reverend | the very Reverend | tonsured cleric | vicar 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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