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Chaplain

/tʃˈæplən/
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(noun) A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.

The chaplain listened sympathetically to his parishioner.
He's a Muslim chaplain.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The hospital ____ provides spiritual support to many sick people.

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