worker-priest

American  

[wur-ker-preest] / ˈwɜr kərˈprist /

noun

1. (in France) a Roman Catholic priest who, in addition to his priestly duties, works part-time in a secular job.

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worker-priest British  

noun

1. a Roman Catholic priest who has full-time or part-time employment in a secular job to be more closely in touch with the problems of the laity

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Etymology

Origin of worker-priest

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The history of the worker-priest movement in France.

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As Papal Nuncio to France, John seemed to be sympathetic to the worker-priest movement, despite strong Vatican disapproval; after he became Pope, John issued an order that killed the experiment for good.

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Montini was one of the few champions of France's worker-priest project, and he lost some prestige when this experiment in industrial evangelism was curtailed.

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Although Mazzi's ecclesiastical superiors were cool to his worker-priest style, they could hardly complain.

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Luciani has been hostile to the worker-priest movement and to many workers' Communist attitudes, but has defended their economic rights.

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