Where does “священнослужитель” come from?

священнослужитель (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian свяще́нний — holy, sacred.

священнослужитель (Ukrainian): minister, cleric, clergyman person authorized to preach and perform religious services

Definitions

  1. minister, cleric, clergyman person authorized to preach and perform religious services

Ancestry of “священнослужитель”, step by step

священнослужитель traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian свяще́нний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсвяще́ннийholy, sacred

via Ukrainian служи́тель

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianслужи́тель
Every word from Ukrainian свяще́нний
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