Meaning of Chaplain

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Chaplain

1. 1
   n.

   An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs religious service in a chapel.

2. 2
   n.

   A clergyman who is officially attached to the army or navy, to some public institution, or to a family or court, for the purpose of performing divine service.

3. 3
   n.

   Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge.

4. 4
   n.

   An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs religious service in a chapel.

5. 5
   n.

   A clergyman who is officially attached to the army or navy, to some public institution, or to a family or court, for the purpose of performing divine service.

6. 6
   n.

   Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge.