officiant
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin officiāns, present participle of officiō, officiāre (“to perform a duty or service”) (not to be confused with Classical officiō, officere (“to obstruct, hinder”)), a denominal verb from officium (“duty, service”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]officiant (plural officiants)
- A person who officiates at a religious ceremony (other than the Eucharist)
- A person who officiates at a civil (non-religious) wedding ceremony.
Translations
[edit]person who officiates at a religious ceremony
person who officiates at a civil wedding ceremony
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See also
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Middle French officiant. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌɔ.fiˈʃɑnt/
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌɔ.fi.siˈɑnt/, /ˌɔ.fiˈsjɑnt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: of‧fi‧ci‧ant
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Noun
[edit]officiant m (plural officianten)
- (chiefly Roman Catholicism) officiant, officiating priest or other person holding a religious office
- officiating official
French
[edit]Pronunciation
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Participle
[edit]officiant
Adjective
[edit]officiant (feminine officiante, masculine plural officiants, feminine plural officiantes)
Further reading
[edit]- “officiant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
[edit]Verb
[edit]officiant
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]officiant c
Declension
[edit]| Declension of officiant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | officiant | officianten | officianter | officianterna |
| Genitive | officiants | officiantens | officianters | officianternas |
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