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Prelate

/ˈpɹɛlət/

A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.

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📖 Definitions of "Prelate"

noun

1
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.

verb

1
To act as a prelate.

🔄 Synonyms of "Prelate"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
hierarchnoun	(religion) One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order.
archpriestnoun	(Roman Catholicism) An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.
high priestnoun	(religion) A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
primatenoun	(zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Prelate"

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Word	Definition
archpriestnoun	(Roman Catholicism) An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.
high priestnoun	(religion) A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
hierarchnoun	(religion) One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order.
primatenoun	(zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.
prelateshipnoun	The rank or office of prelate.
archprelatenoun	(ecclesiastical) An archbishop or other chief prelate.
prelateitynoun	(obsolete) prelacy
archbishopnoun	A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
bishopnoun	(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.
prelatehoodnoun	Synonym of prelateship.
prelacynoun	A church government or organisation administered by prelates.
eldernoun	A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
clericatenoun	clerical position; the rank or state of clergy
prelaturenoun	the office of a prelate
churchmannoun	A person (originally a man) of authority in a Christian religious organization (a church).
pastornoun	(countable, religion) Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
dominenoun	Lord; master.
prelatynoun	(now historical) The system of ecclesiastic governance by prelates or bishops; episcopacy, prelacy.
clergymannoun	A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.
prelatureshipnoun	(obsolete, rare) The state or dignity of a prelate; prelacy; prelature.