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A clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service
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officiant
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Wikipedia
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An officiant is someone who officiates (i.e. leads) at a service or ceremony, such as marriage , burial , or namegiving / baptism . Religious Officiants are usually ordained by a religious denomination as members of the clergy. Some officiants work within ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Officiant \Of*fi"ciant\, n. [L. officians, p. pr. See Officiate .] (Eccl.) The officer who officiates or performs an office, as the burial office. --Shipley.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A person who officiates at a religious ceremony (other than the eucharist) 2 A person who officiates at a civil (non-religious) wedding ceremony.
WordNet
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n. a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1844, from noun use of Medieval Latin officiantem (nominative officians ), present participle of officiare "perform religious services," from Latin officium (see office ).
Usage examples of officiant.
They turned to face the officiant, a tall, broad woman with dark eyes and a gentle smile.
The officiant paused, as though making sure he was all right before she continued, then nodded to herself and went on.
His bride, in an ivory gown that turned her complexion to silk and caught the radiance of her shining eyes, smiled up at him and rested her hand on his as the officiant began the hand-fasting.
Scammon, the officiant of the academy's nondenomina-tional faith and the lackluster teacher of our Religion and Scripture classes-cracked his head on the icy steps of Kurd's Church and failed to regain consciousness.
The officiant paused a moment, stooped, and gathered and threw reverently on the coffin a handful of rattling coral.
This labor accomplished, they stood uncertainly back: without an officiant to give the affair some decent ceremony, there was nothing to guide them.