temple priest
Sacred building clergyman
A temple priest is a religious officiant who serves at a temple, performing rituals, maintaining sacred spaces, and mediating between worshippers and the divine.
The term appears across many traditions—Hindu, Buddhist, ancient Greek, Egyptian, and others.
Unlike clergy who lead congregations, temple priests are often tied to a specific shrine or deity: The temple priest performed the morning offerings.
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
- altarSacred ritual table
- sacred flamePerpetual religious fire
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
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temple priestlayperson
Non-specialist or unordained person
hermit · layman · anchorite · monk · congregant
temple priestmerchant
One who sells wares
tradesman · layman · civil servant · laborer · businessman
temple priestlayperson
Non-specialist or unordained person
congregant · worshipper · devotee · parishioner · supplicant
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