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Chaplain

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chaplain"

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Word	Definition
priestnoun	A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
padrenoun	(Christianity) A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.
clericnoun	A member of a clergy.
preachernoun	Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.
abbotnoun	The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
ecclesiasticnoun	Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.
ministernoun	(government) A politician who heads a ministry
pastornoun	(countable, religion) Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
parsonnoun	An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
churchmannoun	A person (originally a man) of authority in a Christian religious organization (a church).
clergymannoun	A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.
clergypersonnoun	A cleric; especially, an ordained (male or female) Christian minister.
confessornoun	(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.
reverendnoun	A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.
curatenoun	(transitive) To act as a curator for.
vicarnoun	A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.
divinenoun	Of or pertaining to a god.
chap.noun	Abbreviation of chapter. [One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.]
chaplingnoun	A surname.
chappellanenoun	Obsolete form of chaplain. [A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.]