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Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

A4-prest

English translation:

by-the-book pastor/priest

Added to glossary by Rosica Dimitrova
Mar 29, 2018 10:23
6 yrs ago
Norwegian term

A4-prest

Norwegian to English Other Other
Han tjente flere steder nordpå og var ingen A4-prest.
Han er for øvrig ikke en helt A4-prest.
Proposed translations (English)
4 by-the-book pastor/priest
4 conventional clergyman
4 run-of-the-mill priest
2 conventional priest

Proposed translations

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by-the-book pastor/priest

The A4 reference carries some small connotation of being regimented or confined by social conventions in one’s behavior. So someone who is not A4 in his conduct is flouting those conventions.

This is indeed very close to Diarmuid’s “conventional” and is only offered here as an alternative.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Donna Stevens : Good term especially if used for Catholic priests. Otherwise I think conventional is better.
21 mins
I agree. We really need the context to decide what’s best overall here.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins

conventional priest

This would be my guess - A4 (the paper size) = standard/conventional
Peer comment(s):
agree eodd
13 mins
neutral Charles Ek : I agree with the “conventional” part of this. But until we know which church this individual serves, we risk twitching some nerves in a country that banned Jesuits until 1956. There are no “priests” in the Church of Norway; they’re “pastors”.
43 mins
neutral Donna Stevens : Actually, Charles there are some Catholic priests, as well as clergy of other denominations.
7 hrs
disagree Michael Ellis : See my answer. Most Norwegians happily use priest in English for 'prest' of whatever denomination, see reference in my answer. Priest is becoming common in UK too, especially as clergyman excludes women.
23 hrs
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1 hr

conventional clergyman

Clergyman covers all denominations.
Example sentence:

A conventional clergyman does not question the Church's doctorine or traditions.

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23 hrs

run-of-the-mill priest

I feel that an unconventional(!) adjective is required to match "A4".
'Bog standard' is an alternative, depending on context.

See references for use of 'Priest' by Norwegians and Britons to cover Protestants as well as Catholics (and any other denomination).
Example sentence:

He was no run-of-the-mill priest.

Reference:

http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/hf/iln/NORINT0500/.../religion-in-norway---by-elstad.ppt...

https://www.churchofengland.org/life-events/vocations/preparing-ordained-ministry

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