特指執行獻祭、典禮儀式、調解仲裁、詮釋，或是聖職職務的男性神職人員。於現代的用法上，女性也可以被稱作「神父」。

神父(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
祭司(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,AD,U,U)
shen fu(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
shén fù(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
shen fu(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
priests(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
priest(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
priest's(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,N)
priests'(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,N)
priesters(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
priester(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
sacerdotes(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
sacerdote(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....代理者層面
........個體與群體
............人物
................<依職業區分之人物>
....................<人文學科從業者>
........................<宗教與相關領域從業者>
............................<宗教人士>
................................神職人員
....................................神父

counterpart is/works/exists with....

女祭司

英文....	Refers specifically to those male clergy who perform sacrificial, ritualistic, mediatorial, interpretative, or ministerial functions. In modern usage, females may be called "priests" too.
荷蘭語....	Met name te gebruiken voor die geestelijken die offerande brengende, rituele, bemiddelende, verklarende of geestelijke functies vervullen.
西班牙語....	Úsese específicamente para aquellos clérigos que desempeñan funciones sacrificatorias, rituales, de intermediario, interpretativas o ministeriales.

神父............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 p. 1382
.................	中央研究院中英雙語知識本體詞網 December 8, 2011
祭司............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 December 8, 2011
.................	牛津當代大辭典 p. 1462
shén fù............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
shen fu............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
priests............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
priest............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
priest's............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
priests'............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
priesters............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
priester............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
sacerdotes............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
sacerdote............	[VP]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) II:1004
Subject:............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	Bureau AAT, RKD

Getty AAT: 300025774 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300025774
聯合目錄： 神父 、祭司 、shen fu 、shén fù 、shen fu 、priests 、priest 、priest's 、priests' 、priesters 、priester 、sacerdotes 、sacerdote