chaplain

Borrowed from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella. Doublet of capelin.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃæp.lɪn/

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chaplain (plural chaplains)

1. 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.
2. A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.

• chaplaincy
• college chaplain
• domestic chaplain
• football chaplain
• hospital chaplain
• lay chaplain
• military chaplain
• naval chaplain
• prison chaplain
• school chaplain
• sports chaplain
• street chaplain