priest

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Cooking Technical

n. a heavy, blunt tool used by fishers to quickly kill a fish after catching it.

n. a weighted club or blunt instrument used by anglers to stun or kill a fish immediately upon landing it.

“He used a small wooden priest to kill the trout quickly and humanely.”

“The experienced angler kept a brass-headed priest in his tackle box to ensure any fish kept for the table were dispatched instantly.”

C2 · Proficiency Religion Formal

v. to officially make someone a priest in a religious ceremony.

v. to admit a candidate to the orders of the priesthood through a formal ceremony of ordination.

“The bishop traveled to the cathedral to priest three new candidates.”

“After years of theological study and pastoral training, the candidate was finally priested during a solemn ceremony at the diocesan cathedral.”