CHAPLAIN

chaplain

(noun) a clergyman ministering to some institution

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

chaplain (plural chaplains)

A member of a religious body (often, but not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to give pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.

A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.

Source: Wiktionary

Chap"lain, n. Etym: [F. chapelain, fr. LL. capellanus, fr. capella. See Chapel.]

1. An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs religious service in a chapel.

2. A clergyman who is officially atteched to the army or navy, to some public institution, or to a family or court, for the purpose of performing divine service.

3. Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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