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Priest vs Mountain - What's the difference?

priest | mountain |

As a proper noun priest

is .

As a noun mountain is

a large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, usually given by geographers as above 1000 feet in height (or 3048 metres), though such masses may still be described as hills in comparison with larger mountains.

priest

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A religious clergyman who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
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    • , 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

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To ordain as a priest.

    • Anagrams

    * * * * *

    mountain

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, usually given by geographers as above 1000 feet in height (or 304.8 metres), though such masses may still be described as hills in comparison with larger mountains.
    • Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
    We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains .
  • A large amount.
    • There's still a mountain of work to do.
  • (figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain , partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.}}

    Derived terms

    * Chinese mountain cat * faith will move mountains * folded mountain * have a mountain to climb * if the mountain won't come to Muhammad * make a mountain out of a molehill * mountain ash * mountain bearberry * mountain bike * mountain boarding * mountain building * mountain buzzard * mountain cat * mountain chain * mountain climbing * mountain cranberry * mountain dew * mountain fever * mountain goat * mountain gorilla * mountain hare * mountain laurel * mountain lion * mountain range * mountain reindeer * mountain sheep * mountain sickness * mountain top removal mining * mountain unit * mountain zebra * mountaineer * mountaineering * mountainless * mountainous * mountainside * mountaintop * snow on the mountain * Stoliczka's mountain vole * table mountain * White Cloud Mountain minnow

    Related terms

    * mount

    See also

    *

    External links

    * (wikipedia "mountain") *

    References

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    Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words