chaplain

[ chap-lin ]

/ ˈtʃæp lɪn /

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noun

an ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, college, etc., or to a military unit.

a person who says the prayer, invocation, etc., for an organization or at an assembly.

Origin of chaplain

before 1100; Middle English chapelain < Middle French < Late Latin cappellānus custodian of St. Martin's cloak (see chapel, -an); replacing Old English capellan < Late Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM chaplain

chap·lain·cy, chap·lain·ship, chap·lain·ry, noun

Words nearby chaplain

chaperon, chaperone, chapess, chapfallen, chapiter, chaplain, chaplet, chaplin, chaplin, charlie, chaplinesque, chapman

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He hoped also to be a chaplain through his local church, and he was nearing the end of his formal training.

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A PAPD chaplain said a prayer and the three honor guards folded the three flags as they would at a triple burial.

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At a meeting, a chaplain said “Morale seems to be up… at least for those headed home.”

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Both advised they did not require the services of a chaplain.

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Today, he continues to serve as chaplain affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

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A minute or two after the game was over Mr. Westinghouse, the chaplain, came into the drawing-room.

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Had she broken down then, she would not have forgiven Royston to her dying day: she never did forgive the chaplain.

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He leaves to Sir Thomas of Langton, chaplain, a toga of sanguine color furred; a chalice worth 40s., or 40s.

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Then all heads being uncovered below and aloft, the chaplain read the solemn service of the dead.

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Together they talked over the superintendent's offer of the position of chaplain.

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British Dictionary definitions for chaplain

chaplain

/ (ˈtʃæplɪn) /

noun

a Christian clergyman attached to a private chapel of a prominent person or institution or ministering to a military body, professional group, etc a military chaplain; a prison chaplain

Derived forms of chaplain

chaplaincy, chaplainship or chaplainry, noun

Word Origin for chaplain

C12: from Old French chapelain, from Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella chapel

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