神しん父ぷ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Catholic priest; father

Specifically refers to a priest in the Catholic Church. Not used for Protestant ministers (牧師).

〈人ひと〉〉が神父しんぷになるfor someone to become a (Catholic) priest
彼かれは若わかいころに神しん父ぷになることを決きめた。
He decided to become a priest when he was young.
神父しんぷに相談そうだんするto consult a priest
悩なやみごとを神しん父ぷに相そう談だんした。
I talked over my worries with the priest.
神父しんぷに懺悔ざんげするto confess (one's sins) to a priest
彼かの女じょは神しん父ぷに懺ざん悔げした。
She confessed her sins to the priest.

司し祭さい
司祭 is the formal, liturgical term for a Catholic priest, while 神父 is the everyday word used to address or refer to one respectfully.
聖せい職しょく者しゃ
神父 refers specifically to a Catholic priest, whereas 聖職者 broadly covers clergy of any denomination.

牧ぼく師しN1
神父 refers specifically to a Catholic priest, whereas 牧師 refers to a Protestant minister; learners often confuse the two English-derived meanings.
宣せん教きょう師し
神父 refers to a Catholic priest attached to a church, while 宣教師 refers to someone sent out specifically to spread religion, not necessarily ordained clergy.

From Chinese 神父 (shénfù), literally 'spiritual father'. Adopted into Japanese with the same meaning.