1
: a clergyman in charge of a chapel
2
: a clergyman 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 clergyman appointed to assist a bishop (as at a liturgical function)
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As the hour drew to a close, Levi challenged James about Ryan — and learned that the chaplain’s husband was dead.
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
Houston was a chaplain with the Georgia Department of Public Safety, the agency said in a Facebook post on Sunday, Oct. 20.
—David Chiu, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Among the dead was a chaplain for the state agency, Jones said.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
In addition to technology leaders like Altman and Gates, Oprah interviewed Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin from the Center for Humane Technology, FBI Director Christopher Wray, YouTuber Marques Brownlee, chaplain Kaiser Aslam, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson.
—Gena Cox, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
Houston was a chaplain with the Georgia Department of Public Safety, the agency said in a Facebook post on Sunday, Oct. 20.
—David Chiu, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Among the dead was a chaplain for the state agency, Jones said.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
In addition to technology leaders like Altman and Gates, Oprah interviewed Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin from the Center for Humane Technology, FBI Director Christopher Wray, YouTuber Marques Brownlee, chaplain Kaiser Aslam, and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson.
—Gena Cox, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Chaplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chaplain. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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