priest
意味一覧 (2件)
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
このエントリは priest の「聖職者」という広い基本義ではなく、キリスト教の儀式を正式に執り行う「司祭」という役職名に絞った意味です。a Catholic priest, parish priest, the priest performed the ceremony のように、教会・ミサ・結婚式・祝福などの場面で出やすい語として覚えましょう。pastor や minister は教派によって訳し分けが必要です。
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。
聖職者
(意味 2)解説 Definition
priest は、宗教上の務めを担い、礼拝・祈り・儀式・助言などを行う人を指します。キリスト教だけでなく、宗教的な役割をもつ人物を広く述べる文脈でも使われます。
A priest is a person who has religious duties and leads worship, prayer, and ceremonies. The word is often used for someone in the Christian church, but it can also refer more broadly to a religious leader in other contexts. A priest may also give spiritual advice and support to people in a community.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
priest は pray「祈る」や religion「宗教」と一緒に覚えると、宗教的な役割をもつ人だとつかみやすくなります。日本語では宗教や教派によって呼び名が細かく分かれますが、英語では「祈り・儀式・信仰上の助言を担う人」という広い枠で出ることがあります。pastor は主に牧師、monk は修道士なので、役割語として切り分けましょう。
You can remember priest with words like pray and religion. This helps you picture someone whose role is connected with prayer, ceremonies, and spiritual guidance. Be careful not to mix it up with pastor, which usually means a Protestant minister, or monk, which means a religious man living under monastic rules.
例文
The priest spoke to the people after the morning service.
その聖職者は朝の礼拝の後で人々に話をした。
She asked the priest for advice before making an important decision.
彼女は大切な決断をする前にその聖職者に助言を求めた。
In the novel, a young priest struggles with his faith during the war.
その小説では、若い聖職者が戦争の中で信仰に苦しむ。
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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