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Roman Catholic AnswerA priest is one who is set aside to offer sacrificial offerings to the Almighty. The priesthood is established by God in the Old Testament to offer the sacrifices in the Temple. Jesus Christ came and fulfilled all of these offerings in Himself. He is the true lamb who takes away the sins of the world. His offering was a once for all, and He, being God, remains the only high priest forever. Priests on earth are ordained, and set aside to, basically, be His hands and feet. They re-present the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross during the Mass.

from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980

Priest. An authorized mediator who offers a true sacrifice in acknowledgment of God's supreme dominion over human beings and in expiation for their sins. A priest's mediation is the reverse of that of a prophet, who communicates from God to the people. A priest mediates from the people to God.

Christ, who is God and man, is the first, last, and greatest priest of the New Law. He is the eternal high priest who offered Himself once and for all on the Cross, a victim of infinite value, and he continually renews that sacrifice on the altar through the ministry of the Church.

Within the Church are men who are specifically ordained as priest to consecrate and offer the body and blood of Christ in the Mass. The Apostles were the first ordained priests, when on Holy Thursday night Christ told them to do in his memory what he had just done at the Last Supper. All priests and bishops trace their ordination to the Apostles. Their second essential priestly power, to forgive sins, was conferred by Christ on Easter Sunday, when he told the Apostles, "For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, they are retained: (John 20-22, 23). All the Christian faithful, however, also share in the priesthood by their baptismal character. They are enabled to offer themselves in sacrifice with Christ through the Eucharistic liturgy. They offer the Mass in the sense that they internally unite themselves with the outward offering made by the ordained priest alone.

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They give a sacrifice to God everyday

Roman Catholic AnswerA priest is a man chosen by God and ordained through the sacrament of Holy Orders by which Christ unceasingly builds up and leads His Church. (see Catechism # 1547)
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Roman Catholic AnswerA priest is a man called by God (this is why it is called a "vocation") to be an "alter Christus" another Christ. The definition of a priest is that He offers sacrifice to God. He is also to serve the faithful by building up and guiding the Church in the name of Christ. He is called to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, to forgive people's sins, to baptize, and in general to administer the sacraments. He is called to pray and be an intercessor for all the faithful.
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A person who stands in the front of a church and tells the congregation what The Bible says.

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A religious priest makes vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience as a member of a religious order.

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he relays the message of god to whoever wants to listen.

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I would guess that's an incorrect spelling for "priest".

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