officiant

[uh-fish-ee-uhnt]

noun

1. a person who officiates at a religious service or ceremony.

officiant

/ əˈfɪʃɪənt /

noun

1. a person who presides and officiates at a religious ceremony

Word History and Origins

Origin of officiant¹

1835–45; < Medieval Latin officiant- (stem of officiāns ), present participle of officiāre to serve, equivalent to Latin offici ( um ) office + -ant- -ant

Example Sentences

But as he and his new wife Siobhan turned to walk back down the aisle, their wedding officiants said, "Wait."

From BBC

I mean, there are multiple conversations that they had which are very memorable, whether it's the conversation they had at the dinner table about, you know, they didn't want their officiant to be cis-hetero.

From Salon

The man paid a dowry of about $850, and after the agent and the officiant took their cuts, she was left with about half that.

From Los Angeles Times

Although not much else is yet known about the weekend wedding, Brown’s “Stranger Things” co-star Matthew Modine revealed in March during an “Access Daily” interview that he would be serving as the couple’s officiant.

From Los Angeles Times

“The transparency of the glass would usher you into a place of nature that the structure would disappear in,” said Burchett, who has also been a chapel officiant since 2000.

From Seattle Times