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doctor | priest |

In transitive terms the difference between doctor and priest

is that doctor is to alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document while priest is to ordain as a priest.

As a proper noun Priest is

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doctor

English

Alternative forms

* doctour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A physician; a member of the medical]] profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are , DMD, DDS, DPT, DC, in the US or MBBS in the UK.
    • If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor .
  • * Shakespeare
    • By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death / Will seize the doctor too.
  • A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.
  • A veterinarian; a medical practitioner who treats animals.
  • (A nickname for) a person who has special knowledge or talents to manipulate or arrange transactions.
  • (obsolete) A teacher; one skilled in a profession or a branch of knowledge; a learned man.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • one of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel
  • (dated) Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some purpose in an exigency.
    • the doctor of a calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove superfluous colouring matter
    the doctor , or auxiliary engine, also called "donkey engine"
  • * 2010 , Ramesh Bangia, Dictionary of Information Technology (page 172)
    • The use of a disk doctor may be the only way of recovering valuable data following a disk crash.
  • A fish, the friar skate.

    • Usage notes

    * Doctor is capitalized when used as a title: *: Doctor Smith

    Synonyms

    * (physician) doc (informal), family doctor, general practitioner, GP (UK), medic, physician, sawbones (slang), surgeon (who undertakes surgery ) * (veterinarian) vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon

    Derived terms

    See also'' Types of academic doctor ''below * an apple a day keeps the doctor away * Angelic Doctor * barefoot doctor * the Cape Doctor * cleaning-doctor * color-doctor, colour-doctor * bedoctor * clown doctor * company doctor * couch doctor * dedoctor * doc * doctoral * doctor-assisted suicide * doctor blade * doctor-box * doctordom * doctoress, doctress * doctor-fish * doctor-gum * doctorhead, doctorhood * doctorish * doctorishness * doctorism * doctorise, doctorize * doctorless * doctorly * Doctor Martens * Doctor of Divinity * Doctor of Law * Doctor of Letters * Doctor of Philosophy * Doctor of Science * Doctor of the Chair * Doctor of Veterinary Medicine * Doctors' Commons * doctor's curse * doctor's gum * doctor-shears * doctorship * doctor's orders * the Doctors of the Church * doctorspeak * doctor's stuff, doctor-stuff * Dr, * family doctor * flying doctor * the Fremantle Doctor * herb doctor * horse-doctor * just what the doctor ordered, what the doctor ordered * lint-doctor * mad-doctor * paradoctor * quack doctor * rain-doctor * saw doctor * school doctor * snake doctor * spin doctor * under-doctor * underdoctored * under the doctor * undoctor * undoctored * water-doctor * witch doctor * woman doctor * you are the doctor, you're the doctor

    Related terms

    (types of academic doctor) * Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine () * Doctor of Arts () * Doctor of Architecture () * Doctor of Applied Science () * Doctor of Business Administration () * Doctor of Chemistry () * Doctor of Chiropractic () * Doctor of Civil Law () * Doctor of Criminal Justice () * Doctor of Comparative/Civil Law () * Doctor of Computer Science () * Doctor of Criminology () * Doctor of Dental Medicine () * Doctor of Dental Surgery () * Doctor of Design () * Doctor of Education () * Doctor of Environmental Design () * Doctor of Engineering () * Doctor of Environment () * Doctor of Engineering Science () * Doctor of Forestry () * Doctor of Fine Arts () * Doctor of Geological Science () * Doctor of Hebrew Literature/Letters () * Doctor of Health and Safety () * Doctor of Hebrew Studies () * Doctor of Industrial Technology () * Doctor of Information Technology () * Doctor of Juridical Science () * Doctor of Library Science () * Doctor of Music () * Doctor of Musical Arts () * Doctor of Musical Education () * Doctor of Ministry () * Doctor of Modern Languages () * Doctor of Music Ministry () * Doctor of Medical Science () * Doctor of Nursing Science () * Doctor of Public Administration () * Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine () * Doctor of Pharmacy () * Doctor of Philosophy () * Doctor of Physical Education () * Doctor of Physical Therapy () * Doctor of Podiatric Medicine () * Doctor of Psychology () * Doctor of Public Health () * Doctor of Professional Studies () * Doctor of Religious Education () * Doctor of Recreation () * Doctor of Science () * Doctor of Science in Dentistry () * Doctor of Science and Hygiene () * Doctor of Science in Veterinary Medicine () * Doctor of Sacred Music () * Doctor of Social Science () * Doctor of Social Work () * Doctor of Canon Law () * Doctor of the Science of Law () * Doctor of Rehabilitation () * Doctor of Sacred Theology () * Doctor of Science () * Doctor of Technology () * Doctor of Theology () * Doctor of the University () * Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or Veterinary Medical Doctor () * Divinitatis Doctor, Doctor of Divinity () * Juris Doctor, Doctor of Law () * Optometry Doctor, Doctor of Optometry () * Legum Doctor, Doctor of Laws () * Literarum Doctor, Doctor of Letters () * Medicine Doctor, Doctor of Medicine () * Music Doctor, Doctor of Music ()

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act as a medical doctor to.
    • Her children doctored her back to health.
  • To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.
  • To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.
    • They doctored their apple trees by vigorous pruning, and now the dwarfed trees are easier to pick.
    We may legally doctor a pet to reduce its libido.
  • To genetically alter an extant species.
    • ''Mendel's discoveries showed how the evolution of a species may be doctored .
  • To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive, especially a document.
    • To doctor the signature of an instrument with intent to defraud is an example of forgery.

    See also

    * doctorand * * surgeon

    Statistics

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    priest

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A religious clergyman who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
  • * , chapter=10
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
  • A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish.
  • (Mormonism) The highest office in the Aaronic priesthood.

    • Derived terms

    * high priest * priestdom * priestess * priesthood * priest-king * priestly

    Coordinate terms

    * imam, guru, rabbi, sangha

    See also

    * archbishop * archimandrite * bishop * brother * clergy * clergyman * cleric * dean * father * monk * Monsignor * nun * prelate * vicar

    References

    * '>citation * Smart, Alastair Fish Welfare at Harvest: Killing Me Softly * Comparison of Common Slaughter Methods for Farmed Finfish Seafood innovations.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To ordain as a priest.

    • Anagrams

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