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Synonyms for chaplain

Grammar : Noun
Spell : chap-lin
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃæp lɪn

Définition of chaplain

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "minister of a chapel," from Old French chapelein "clergyman" (Modern French chapelain), from Medieval Latin cappellanus "clergyman," originally "custodian of St. Martin's cloak" (see chapel). Replaced Old English capellane (from the same Medieval Latin source) "clergyman who conducts private religious services," originally in great households, later in military regiments, prisons, etc.
  • noun minister in church
Example sentences :
  • When he was not studying, he was botanizing or mineralogizing with O'Toole's chaplain.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The chaplain was a little distance away from the two Superiors.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Green was at the time illustrating Besant's "Chaplain of the Fleet."
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • Her father had been the only son of Parson Quayle, and chaplain to the bishop at Bishopscourt.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • The chaplain of Martha's Vineyard had not been to the hospital ball.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • The chaplain was your friend—your only friend in London, so far as they know.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • His eye was the first to catch sight of two men who came behind the chaplain.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Chaplain's object in hearing from released prisoners and others.
  • Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby
  • I answered in my mind, "the chaplain going about lying for the warden!"
  • Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby
  • Then dismiss the chaplain and save that expense to the State, for he can be of no use.
  • Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby

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