#priest

• Ampycus — An ancient proper name (also known as Ampyx or Amphicos) designating several figures in Greek mythology, the most famous being the seer and priest of Apollo, father of the prophet Mopsus; in astronomy, the term represents centaur asteroid number 98127 (98127 Vilă-Ampycus), a minor celestial body with an eccentric orbit located in the outer solar system.
• Ancile — A sacred shield from the 7th century BC, oval with indented sides (ancile or figure-of-eight shape), which Roman tradition held fell from heaven during the reign of King Numa Pompilius as a pledge of Rome's eternity; to prevent its theft, the sovereign ordered the craftsman Mamurius Veturius to forge eleven identical copies, all twelve shields being kept in Mars' temple and carried in annual ritual dances by the Salii priests.
• Apopii — A Romanian patronymic surname derived from the common noun 'popă' (priest) combined with the genitive article, originally denoting descent from or lineage associated with a village priest (the priest's son or kin). It is predominantly found in the historical regions of Moldavia and Transylvania, reflecting traditional rural social structures.
• Apopuțeaia — A rare Romanian patronymic surname formed in rural environments through archaic compounding from the possessive/descendant prefix 'A-' combined with the regional nickname, surname, or root 'Popuțea' (a local folk diminutive derived from 'Popa'). The name originally designated the descendants or lineage of a person known under this specific nickname in the community.
• Archpresbyter — An administrative and honorary ecclesiastical title utilized predominantly within the Western Catholic hierarchy (the equivalent of a protopope or protoiereus in the Orthodox Church), granted to a senior priest who exercises authority, oversight, and pastoral coordination over a group of parishes within a specific diocesan district (archpresbyterate). In Christian antiquity, the term designated the eldest among the presbyters of a cathedral, serving as the bishop's chief assistant in liturgical matters.
• Consecrator — A person who sanctifies, blesses, or prepares the prosphora and ritual gifts during religious services; relating to the act of liturgical consecration of bread. In ancient church communities, the term indicated the priest or monk designated to perform the proscomidia ritual at the altar.
• Consecrator — An old phonetic or regional variant for the term 'artirisitor', designating the person or priest who sanctifies, blesses, or prepares the prosphora and gifts at the altar during Orthodox services; relating to the act of consecrating ritual bread. In ancient monastic communities, the word indicated the monk appointed to perform the proscomidia rite at the prothesis table.
• Consecrator — An old phonetic or regional variant for the term 'artirisitor', designating the person, priest, or monk who sanctifies, blesses, or prepares the prosphora and gifts at the altar during the proscomidia ritual; relating to the act of liturgical consecration of bread. In ancient monastic rules, the word indicated the servant in charge of offering and preparing the unbloody sacrifice.
• Arval — Pertaining to cultivated fields, agriculture, or the agrarian cults of Ancient Rome; it is used especially to describe the sacerdotal college of the Arval Brothers (Fratres Arvales), a brotherhood of twelve Roman priests who celebrated seasonal rituals and sacrifices to ensure the fertility of fields and the protection of crops.
• Arvali — A name attributed to the members of an elite priestly college in Ancient Rome, composed of 12 patrician dignitaries, officially known as 'Frates Arvales' (Arval Brothers). This structural sacred brotherhood held the fundamental role of offering sacrifices and reciting ritual hymns dedicated to the goddess Dea Dia, a divinity of the earth and agricultural fertility, with the primary purpose of ensuring the prosperity of crops throughout the Roman state.
• Augur — An official priest in Ancient Rome tasked with interpreting the will of the gods and predicting the future based on the flight and songs of birds or celestial events. In a modern figurative sense, it describes a person who makes predictions, or a sign from which future events are deduced.
• Augustal — Relating to the Emperor Augustus or dedicated to his imperial cult in Ancient Rome. As a noun, it designates a member of the Roman priestly college (Sodales Augustales) composed of wealthy freedmen, tasked with celebrating and maintaining the religious honors of deified emperors.