"chaplain" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃæp.lɪn/ Audio: en-us-chaplain.ogg Forms: chaplains [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English chapeleyn, from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella. Doublet of capelin. Displaced Old English handprēost. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chapeleyn}} Middle English chapeleyn, {{der|en|fro|chapelain}} Old French chapelain, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|LL.|cappellānus}} Late Latin cappellānus, {{doublet|en|capelin}} Doublet of capelin, {{ncog|ang|handprēost}} Old English handprēost Head templates: {{en-noun}} chaplain (plural chaplains)
  1. A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc. Categories (topical): People Translations (member of a religious body): قِسِّيس (qissīs) [masculine] (Arabic), قَسّ (qass) [masculine] (Arabic), قِسّ (qiss) [masculine] (Arabic), كَاهِن (kāhin) [masculine] (Arabic), капела́н (kapelán) [masculine] (Bulgarian), capellà [masculine] (Catalan), 牧師 (Chinese Mandarin), 牧师 (mùshī) (Chinese Mandarin), kaplan [masculine] (Czech), kapellan [common-gender] (Danish), kapelaan [masculine] (Dutch), kappalainen (Finnish), aumônier (French), chapelain [masculine] (French), capelán [masculine] (Galician), Kaplan [masculine] (German), Kaplanin [feminine] (German), Seelsorger [masculine] (German), Seelsorgerin [feminine] (German), Gefängnisseelsorger (english: prison) [masculine] (German), Gefängnisseelsorgerin (english: prison) [feminine] (German), Krankenhausseelsorger (english: hospital) [masculine] (German), Krankenhausseelsorgerin (english: hospital) [feminine] (German), káplán (Hungarian), cappellano [masculine] (Italian), チャプレン (chapuren) (Japanese), チャップレン (chappuren) (Japanese), 軍僧 (gunsō) (alt: ぐんそう) (Japanese), 牧師 (bokushi) (alt: ぼくし) (Japanese), капела́н (kapelán) [masculine] (Macedonian), tiaparani (Maori), chapeleyn (Middle English), aumônyi [masculine] (Norman), kapellan [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), feltprest [masculine] [military, war, government, politics] (Norwegian Bokmål), kapellan [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), feltprest [masculine] [military, war, government, politics] (Norwegian Nynorsk), handprēost [masculine] (Old English), capelan [masculine] (Old Portuguese), kapelan [masculine] (Polish), capelão [masculine] (Portuguese), капелла́н (kapellán) [masculine] (Russian), capellán [masculine] (Spanish), kaplan [common-gender] (Swedish), kapelyan (Tagalog), капела́н (kapelán) [masculine] (Ukrainian), капеля́н (kapelján) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-chaplain-en-noun-F8oNsli8 Disambiguation of People: 45 55 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'member of a religious body': 89 11
  2. A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-chaplain-en-noun-FW4CAbYd Disambiguation of People: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Old Galician-Portuguese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Galician-Portuguese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: archchaplain, chaplaincy, chaplainry, chaplainship, college chaplain, domestic chaplain, football chaplain, hospital chaplain, lay chaplain, military chaplain, naval chaplain, prison chaplain, school chaplain, sports chaplain, street chaplain, unchaplained

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Alternative forms

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      "code": "roa-opt",
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