Priest vs Houngan - What's the difference?
priest | houngan |
A religious clergyman who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
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(Mormonism) The highest office in the Aaronic priesthood.
A male voodoo priest in Haiti.
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As a proper noun priest
is .As a noun houngan is
a male voodoo priest in haiti.priest
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(en noun)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.}}
Derived terms
* high priest * priestdom * priestess * priesthood * priest-king * priestlyCoordinate terms
* imam, guru, rabbi, sanghaSee also
* archbishop * archimandrite * bishop * brother * clergy * clergyman * cleric * dean * father * monk * Monsignor * nun * prelate * vicarReferences
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