EGAVE

chaplain

About 2.51 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A member of a religious body (who is often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
  2. noun A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.

Similar words

priest padre cleric preacher abbot ecclesiastic minister pastor parson churchman

Often followed by

to of in and at was for who had

Word family

chaplaincies chaplaincy chaplains

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