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Word entry · 8 letters

chaplain

Best crossword clue

"Institutional clergy"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈt͡ʃæp.lɪn/Part of speech nounSorted aachilnpStarts with CEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2H3A4P5L6A7I8N

Definitions

  1. Religious leader attached to an institution such as a school, hospital, or military unit.

Word origin

From Middle English chapeleyn, from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella. Doublet of capelin. Displaced Old English handprēost.

Used in a sentence

  • The Railway Mission's regionally based chaplains perform the role of impartial 'friend' to anyone working on the railway, regardless of their faith.

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