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chaplain

[ chap-lin ]

noun

  1. an ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, college, etc., or to a military unit.
  2. a person who says the prayer, invocation, etc., for an organization or at an assembly.


chaplain

/ ˈʃæɪ /

noun

  1. a Christian clergyman attached to a private chapel of a prominent person or institution or ministering to a military body, professional group, etc

    a prison chaplain

    a military chaplain

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 󲹱l· 󲹱l·󾱱 󲹱l· noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chaplain1

before 1100; Middle English chapelain < Middle French < Late Latin Գܲ custodian of St. Martin's cloak ( chapel, -an ); replacing Old English capellan < Late Latin, as above
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chaplain1

C12: from Old French chapelain, from Late Latin Գܲ, from cappella chapel
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He left behind, according to the account by the ship’s chaplain, a “plate of brasse” lavishly engraved with Queen Elizabeth’s claim to the land as “Nova Albion.”

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There clinicians, chaplains and as many as eight therapy dogs are available around the clock.

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The Salvation Army led hymns under the supervision of the jail chaplain.

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The legislatures in Texas and in Florida have passed laws that allow schools to replace school counselors with untrained “chaplains.”

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An announcement earlier this week confirmed the bishop Jo Bailey Wells, the archbishop's former personal chaplain, had "stepped back from her ministry" following the Makin report.

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