Arabic-L:TRANS:voc response

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Date:  12 Feb 2002
From:"Dr. Sonia G. Soliman" <g_sonias at guest.qualcomm.com>
Subject:voc response

          raahib and kaahin are not synonyms. Both of them refer to
members
of Christian orders; however,  the raahib and the kaahin have different
functions.

          kaahin and qasiis are synonyms. Both of them mean priest and
they
refer to members of  Catholic or Orthodox orders, authorized to perform
sacred rites.

          As for the term raahib, it refers to a monk living in a
monastery.

Sonia Ghattas-Soliman

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