1
: a clergyperson in charge of a chapel
2
: a clergyperson officially attached to a branch of the military, to an institution, or to a family or court
3
: a person chosen to conduct religious exercises (as at a meeting of a club or society)
4
: a clergyperson appointed to assist a bishop (as at a liturgical function)
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The cemetery also contains the graves of 45 pairs of brothers (30 of which are buried side by side), a father and his son, an uncle and his nephew, 2 pairs of cousins, 3 generals, 4 chaplains, 4 civilians, 4 women, 147 African Americans and 20 Native Americans.
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Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
As a chaplain, Chong worries that someone turning to ChatGPT for answers about faith and religion cuts them off from the earthly parts of spiritual practice.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
Scheffler’s chaplain and friend, Brad Payne, told Texas Monthly his first connections with Scheffler were of a man chasing a narrow type of golf glory.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Better—The Magic of Dopamine Dressing Dr. Terri Daniel, an end-of-life educator, inter-spiritual hospice chaplain, and grief counselor, told Newsweek that age and emotional maturity may play a role in the boyfriend's reaction.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
As a chaplain, Chong worries that someone turning to ChatGPT for answers about faith and religion cuts them off from the earthly parts of spiritual practice.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
Scheffler’s chaplain and friend, Brad Payne, told Texas Monthly his first connections with Scheffler were of a man chasing a narrow type of golf glory.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Better—The Magic of Dopamine Dressing Dr. Terri Daniel, an end-of-life educator, inter-spiritual hospice chaplain, and grief counselor, told Newsweek that age and emotional maturity may play a role in the boyfriend's reaction.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
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“Chaplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chaplain. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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chaplain
noun
chap·lain
ˈchap-lən 
1
: a member of the clergy officially attached to a special group (as the army)
2
: a person chosen to conduct religious exercises (as for a club)
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