noun

chaplain

chaplain

The hospital has a chaplain to support patients.

The hospital has a chaplain to support patients.

He served as a military chaplain during the war.

He served as a military chaplain during the war.

a chaplain ((at/in a place)) a cleric attached to an institution The hospital has a chaplain to support patients.

priest, minister, pastor, cleric

From Old French 'chapelain', from Late Latin 'cappellanus', keeper of the 'cappa' (cape) of St. Martin.

Imagine a 'chaplain' in a 'chapel' providing aid.

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