umusaserdoti
oo-moo-sah-seh-RDOH-tee
How to say it
Kirundiumusaserdotioo-moo-sah-seh-RDOH-teesoon
Englishpriest (Catholic)soon
Frenchprêtre
Meaning
A man ordained in the Catholic Church to say mass and give the sacraments; the formal and church word.
Good to know
Plural abasaserdoti; from Latin sacerdos. Everyday speech also says umupatiri (plural abapatiri); Kinyarwanda says umupadiri.
Examples
- Umusaserdoti yahereje misa ku w'Imana.The priest celebrated mass on Sunday.
- Umuhungu wabo yabaye umusaserdoti.Their son became a priest.
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Forms
abasaserdoti (plural of umusaserdoti, priest), musaserdoti
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