priest

noun

• 1an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church having the authority to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments.
• a person who performs religious ceremonies and duties in a non-Christian religion.

• 2 (in full fish priest) a mallet used to kill fish caught when angling.

  [with allusion to the priest's function in performing the last rites]

verb

• ordain to the priesthood.