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The correct spelling is chaplain.
How to pronounce chaplain
/ˈtʃæp.lɪn/
nounIPA: /ˈtʃæp.lɪn/
Say it like: Cha-pla-yn
The correct spelling is chaplain. A member of a religious body (often, but not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to give pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A member of a religious body (often, but not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to give pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
- 2.A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.
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