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# chaplain

«chaplain» in Mova's school dictionary: **A minister, priest or religious leader who works not in a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a chaplain, chaplains)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (church) A minister, priest or religious leader who works not in a parish church but in a school, hospital, prison, army, university or sports team, caring for people there. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaplain/#m1)

2) Today, some chaplains serve people of all faiths and none, offering a listening ear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaplain/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In church life and school life a chaplain leads prayers or assemblies at a school, visits the sick in hospital and comforts soldiers or prisoners. Christians believe chaplains bring God's care into everyday places. In stories, a hospital or army chaplain often helps someone in a hard moment. Phrases: school chaplain, hospital chaplain, army chaplain.

### examples

- The school chaplain led our assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaplain/#x1)
- The hospital chaplain sat with Grandma and prayed with her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaplain/#x2)
- Army chaplains go with soldiers to support them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaplain/#x3)
- You can talk to the chaplain if you feel worried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaplain/#x4)
- The college chaplain held a service in the chapel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaplain/#x5)
- The prison chaplain visits people who are in jail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaplain/#x6)

### note

Countable: a chaplain, chaplains. Pronounced CHAP-lin. Related word: chapel (a small church or prayer room). Not the same as Charlie Chaplin, the silent film comedian (a name, spelled differently).

### In the corpora

- [A hospital chaplain is a religious leader who visits patients and families; many hospitals have chaplains of different faiths.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/59-illness-hospitals-and-children-who-are-very-ill/15/)
- [Many hospitals have chaplains from different faiths who comfort patients and families.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/71-scary-films-games-hospitals-and-what-helps/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «chaplain» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaplain/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.