chaplaincy

ˈtʃæplɪnsi

chaplaincies

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Definition of chaplaincy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

clergy workrole or position of a chaplain

He was appointed to the chaplaincy last year.

clergy

ministry

pastoral

durationperiod during which one serves as a chaplain

Her chaplaincy at the university spans over a decade..

tenure

term

worship site

Rare

building where a chaplain works

Rare

The university chaplaincy is open to all students.

chapel

ministry

sanctuary

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building where a chaplain works

Origin of chaplaincy

Latin, cappellanus (chaplain)

Examples of chaplaincy in a sentence

She is studying for a career in chaplaincy.
His chaplaincy at the hospital was fulfilling.
During her chaplaincy, she provided support to many.
The chaplaincy hosts weekly community events.
Renovations are underway at the hospital chaplaincy.

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French:aumônerie, ...
German:Kaplanat, Kaplanstätigkeit, ...
Italian:cappellania, ...
Spanish:capellanía, ...
Portuguese:capelania, capela, ...
Chinese:牧师职位, 牧师任期, ...
Japanese:チャプレン, チャプレンの任期, ...
Arabic:منصب القسيس, فَتْرَة خِدْمَة قِسِّيس, ...
Hebrew:קַפְּלָנוּת, כְּהֻנָּה כְּרַב צְבָאִי, ...
Russian:капелланство, капелланская служба, ...
Ukrainian:капеланство, капеланія, ...
Hindi:चैपलिन की भूमिका, चैपलिन का कार्यकाल, ...
Bengali:চ্যাপলিনের পদ, চ্যাপলিনের মেয়াদ, ...
Catalan:capellania, període de capellania, ...
Czech:kaplanství, období služby kaplana, ...
Danish:præsteembede, kapelansperiode, ...
Dutch:kapelaanschap, kapelaanschapstermijn, ...
Greek:θέση ιερέα, θητεία ιερέα, ...
Hungarian:lelkészi tisztség, tábori lelkészi szolgálat, ...
Khmer:តំណែងបព្វជិតប្រចាំស្ថាប័ន, រយៈពេលបម្រើការជាបព្វជិតប្រចាំស្ថាប័ន, ...
Korean:목사직, 목사 임기, ...
Persian:کشیشی, دوره کشیشی, ...
Polish:kapelania, okres kapelanii, ...
Portuguese (BR):capelania, capela, ...
Romanian:capelanie, perioadă de capelanie, ...
Swedish:kaplanskap, kaplanstid, ...
Thai:นักบวช, ระยะเวลาการเป็นบาทหลวง, ...
Turkish:papazlık, papazlık süresi, ...
Vietnamese:chức vụ tuyên úy, thời gian làm tuyên úy, ...

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