жрьць

Old Church Slavonic

жрьць

Etymology

From жрьти (žrĭti) + -ьць (-ĭcĭ), Proto-Slavic *žьrьcь.

Noun

жрьць (žrĭcĭ) m

  1. (paganism) priest
  2. (obsolete) priest
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 691:
      чьстьни сѫтъ жрьци прѣдъ богомь
      čĭstĭni sǫtŭ žrĭci prědŭ bogomĭ
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