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chaplain
[ chap-lin ]
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.
chaplain
/ ˈʃæɪ /
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 prison chaplain
a military chaplain
Derived Forms
- ˈԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- l· l· l· noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of chaplain1
Example Sentences
He held roles in churches around the world, serving as a chaplain at the University of Monterrey in Mexico as well as at a parish in Bethesda, Maryland.
She alleges ICE has refused her pleas for prayer materials, denied her a meeting with a Muslim chaplain and even attempted to take her hijab.
He left behind, according to the account by the ship’s chaplain, a “plate of brasse” lavishly engraved with Queen Elizabeth’s claim to the land as “Nova Albion.”
There clinicians, chaplains and as many as eight therapy dogs are available around the clock.
The Salvation Army led hymns under the supervision of the jail chaplain.
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