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chaplain

[ chap-lin ]

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noun

an ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, college, etc., or to a military unit.
a person who says the prayer, invocation, etc., for an organization or at an assembly.

chaplain

/ ˈtʃæplɪn /

noun

a Christian clergyman attached to a private chapel of a prominent person or institution or ministering to a military body, professional group, etc
a prison chaplain
a military chaplain

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Derived Forms

ˈchaplaincy, noun

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Other Words From

chaplain·cy chaplain·ship chaplain·ry noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chaplain¹

before 1100; Middle English chapelain < Middle French < Late Latin cappellānus custodian of St. Martin's cloak ( chapel, -an ); replacing Old English capellan < Late Latin, as above

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chaplain¹

C12: from Old French chapelain, from Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella chapel

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Example Sentences

He left behind, according to the account by the ship’s chaplain, a “plate of brasse” lavishly engraved with Queen Elizabeth’s claim to the land as “Nova Albion.”

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There clinicians, chaplains and as many as eight therapy dogs are available around the clock.

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The Salvation Army led hymns under the supervision of the jail chaplain.

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The legislatures in Texas and in Florida have passed laws that allow schools to replace school counselors with untrained “chaplains.”

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An announcement earlier this week confirmed the bishop Jo Bailey Wells, the archbishop's former personal chaplain, had "stepped back from her ministry" following the Makin report.

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Related Words

chapiter chaplet

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