Prior — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

earlier in time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈaɪɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈaɪə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈaɪə/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹˈaɪɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

noun	the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
adjective	earlier in time

Word Forms

priorship	noun	the office of prior
anteriority	noun	preceding in time
priority	noun	preceding in time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vor

das Oberhaupt eines Ordens; In einer Abtei ist der Prior dem Abt untergeordnet

🇫🇷French

avant

le chef d'un ordre religieux; dans une abbaye, le prieur est juste en dessous de l'abbé

🇪🇸Spanish

previo

el jefe de una orden religiosa; En una abadía el prior es el siguiente debajo del abad.

🇮🇹Italian

🇳🇱Dutch

voorafgaand

het hoofd van een religieuze orde; in een abdij staat de prior direct onder de abt

🇵🇹Portuguese

🇷🇺Russian

прежний

глава религиозного ордена; в аббатстве настоятель стоит ниже аббата

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूर्व

धार्मिक आदेश का प्रमुख; एक मठ में पूर्व मठाधीश के नीचे अगला होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্বে

একটি ধর্মীয় আদেশের প্রধান; একটি অ্যাবেতে পূর্বেরটি মঠের নীচের দিকে

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்

ஒரு மத ஒழுங்கின் தலைவர்; ஒரு அபேயில் ப்ரியர் மடாதிபதிக்குக் கீழே இருக்கிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందు

మతపరమైన క్రమం యొక్క అధిపతి; ఒక మఠాధిపతి మఠాధిపతికి దిగువన ముందు ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आधी

धार्मिक ऑर्डरचे प्रमुख; मठात अगोदर मठाधिपतीच्या खाली आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પહેલા

ધાર્મિક હુકમના વડા; મઠાધિપતિની નીચે પહેલાની બાજુમાં છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊದಲು

ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕ್ರಮದ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥ; ಒಂದು ಅಬ್ಬೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊದಲು ಮಠಾಧೀಶರ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുമ്പ്

ഒരു മതക്രമത്തിൻ്റെ തലവൻ; ഒരു ആശ്രമത്തിൽ പ്രയർ മഠാധിപതിയുടെ താഴെയാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਹਿਲਾਂ

ਇੱਕ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਦਾ ਮੁਖੀ; ਇੱਕ ਐਬੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਾਇਰ ਐਬੋਟ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پہلے

مذہبی حکم کا سربراہ؛ ابی میں پرائیر ایبٹ کے نیچے ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

事先的

宗教团体的领袖；在修道院里，院长的位置在修道院院长的下方

🇯🇵Japanese

前

宗教教団の長。修道院では、修道院長は修道院長の次の下にいます

🇰🇷Korean

이전의

종교 단체의 수장; 수도원에서는 원장이 수도원장 바로 아래에 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trước

người đứng đầu một dòng tu; trong tu viện, bề trên đứng ngay dưới vị trụ trì

🇹🇭Thai

ก่อน

หัวหน้าคณะสงฆ์ ในอุโบสถ เดิมอยู่ต่ำกว่าเจ้าอาวาส

🇮🇩Indonesian

sebelumnya

kepala ordo keagamaan; di sebuah biara, prior berada di bawah kepala biara

🇵🇭Filipino

bago

ang pinuno ng isang relihiyosong orden; sa isang abbey ang prior ay susunod sa ibaba ng abbot

🇲🇾Malay

sebelum

ketua perintah agama; dalam biara, prior adalah seterusnya di bawah abbot

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قبل

رأس النظام الديني؛ في الدير، السابق هو التالي أسفل رئيس الدير

🇮🇷Persian

قبل

رئیس یک امر دینی؛ در یک صومعه، پیشین در زیر ابوت قرار دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

önceki

dini bir tarikatın başı; bir manastırda başrahipten sonra gelen kişi başrahibin altındadır

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹדֵם

ראש מסדר דתי; במנזר הפרורי הוא הבא מתחת לאב המנזר

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The primary meaning of 'prior' is 'the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot'.

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Using 'prior' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'prior' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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