shénfu

神父

Word · Noun

Catholic priest; Father

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

Catholic priest; Father (religious title)

Used as a title and form of address for Catholic priests, equivalent to 神甫. Often capitalized as 'Father' when used as a title.

Cūn村
mín民
men们
dōu都
zūn尊
jìng敬
zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
shén神
fu父
 。

The villagers all respect this old priest.

Shén神
fu父
zhèng正
zài在
jiào教
táng堂
lǐ里
zhǔ主
chí持
mí弥
sa撒
 。

The priest is conducting mass in the church.

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Tā他
xiàng向
shén神
fu父
chàn忏
huǐ悔
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zuì罪
guo过
 。

He confessed his sins to the priest.