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Chaplain vs Padre - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between chaplain and padre

is that chaplain is a member of the clergy officially assigned to an institution, group, private chapel, etc while padre is a military clergyman.

As a proper noun Padre is

a player on the team the "San Diego Padres".

chaplain

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A member of the clergy officially assigned to an institution, group, private chapel, etc.

    • Derived terms

    * chaplaincy

    padre

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A military clergyman.
  • A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.

    • Anagrams

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