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chaplain

[chap-lin]

noun

  1. an ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, college, etc., or to a military unit.

  2. a person who says the prayer, invocation, etc., for an organization or at an assembly.



chaplain

/ ˈtʃæplɪn /

noun

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

    a military chaplain

    a prison chaplain

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • chaplaincy noun
  • chaplainship noun
  • chaplainry 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

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For her part, the lifelong nun downplayed any celestial impact even when leading the Ramblers in pregame prayers in her role as team chaplain.

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Kausas, the son of Lithuanian immigrants—his father is a chaplain, his mother runs a nonprofit—planned to live at his office.

The Times reported that Rabbi Deutsch had been working as a student chaplain at Leeds University at the time of the 7 October attacks in 2023.

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Both said they reported their concerns to the Anglican chaplain and Mr Adams said he remembered a third student being spoken to.

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I was reborn at 12 p.m. today,” the imam and former interfaith chaplain said.

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