priest
司祭
解説 Definition
キリスト教の宗教的指導者で、神のしもべとして教会に仕える人を指します。通常は男性で、聖なる儀式を行う責任があります。
A priest is a religious leader in some churches and other religions. A priest usually performs ceremonies, leads worship, and gives spiritual guidance. The exact role can differ depending on the religion or tradition.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
church, pray, religion の場面語と一緒に覚えると定着しやすい語です。priest は細かく訳し分ける前に「教会で祈りや儀式を導く聖職者」とつかむのがコツ。a Catholic priest, parish priest, become a priest が頻出です。monk は修道士、pastor は主にプロテスタント系の牧師なので、priest は「教会で正式に儀式を執り行う司祭」という役割の語として切り分けると混同しにくくなります。
Remember `priest` with words like `church`, `pray`, and `religion`. A priest is a religious leader who leads prayers and ceremonies in a church. Keep it separate from `monk` and `pastor`, which are related but different roles.
例文
The priest performed the wedding ceremony.
司祭が結婚式を執り行いました。
The priest blessed the congregation.
司祭は信者たちを祝福しました。
Many people sought advice from the priest.
多くの人々が司祭からアドバイスを求めました。
priest の類義語・関連語
priest の語源・成り立ち Etymology
priest は古英語 preost に由来し、さらに後期ラテン語 presbyter、ギリシャ語 presbyteros「年長者」へ遡る。もとは「共同体の長老」という感覚で、そこから教会で儀式を担う司祭の意味へ固まった。関連語は presbyter、Presbyterian。
Priest comes from Old English preost, from Late Latin presbyter, which goes back to Greek presbyteros meaning "elder" or "older man." The earliest sense was not mainly about ritual, but about a respected elder in a religious community. Over time, it became the regular word for a church official who leads worship and ceremonies. Related words include presbyter and Presbyterian.
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