Difference between priest and papa

priest

Definitions

noun

  1. a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
  2. a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

Examples

according to the Old Testament, Elijah defeated the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel

Having had some narrow escapes the priest was eventually arrested as a recusant priest and was tried by revolutionary Court.

Committed by parents, teachers, priests or minders it undermines trust and dependency, disrupts relations with authority figures and can interfere with loving and learning.

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papa

Definitions

noun

  1. an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

Examples

Rohitha bought several bunches of bananas and all the papaya fruits on display, while Pala bought a packet each of the green gram, sesame and ranawara.

But Mawuli glowers at Papa, apparently thinking about how to outwit Papa, not thinking about Mary Catherine.

Dominus Papa non mittebat aliqua munera; quia non erat certus, qu騞 ad illos peruenire possemus, et insuper veneramus per loca vald� periculosa.

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