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Priest vs Pome - What's the difference?

priest | pome |

As a proper noun priest

is .

As a noun pome is

a type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.

As a verb pome is

(obsolete|intransitive) to grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

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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  • 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

    * * * * *

    pome

    English

    (wikipedia pome)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
  • A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.
  • Hyponyms

    * (fruit that develops from the base of a flower) apple, pear, quince

    Derived terms

    * pomaceous * pomiferous

    Verb

    (pom)
  • (obsolete) To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.
  • Anagrams

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