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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Ben had left pastoring to become a chaplain at a children’s hospital in Delaware.
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Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
According to the American Legion, the origins of the triangular fold are unknown, but some sources attribute it to the Gold Star Mothers of America or a chaplain stationed at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
What Serial brings to it is many gripping new interviews with former employees – including interrogators, guards and chaplains, as well as several one-time detainees.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
Inspired by a law passed in Texas in 2023, more than a dozen states have introduced legislation this year to bring chaplains into public schools.
—Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
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Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
According to the American Legion, the origins of the triangular fold are unknown, but some sources attribute it to the Gold Star Mothers of America or a chaplain stationed at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
What Serial brings to it is many gripping new interviews with former employees – including interrogators, guards and chaplains, as well as several one-time detainees.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
Inspired by a law passed in Texas in 2023, more than a dozen states have introduced legislation this year to bring chaplains into public schools.
—Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 19 June 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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