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Priest

🔄 Synonyms of "Priest"

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Word	Definition
non-christian priestnoun	a spiritual leader in a non-christian religion

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Priest"

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Word	Definition
non-christian priestnoun	a spiritual leader in a non-christian religion
reverendnoun	A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.
clergymannoun	A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.
chaplainnoun	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.
padrenoun	(Christianity) A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.
ministernoun	(government) A politician who heads a ministry
deaconnoun	(Christianity, by extension) A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.
vicarnoun	A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.
popenoun	(Roman Catholicism and generally) An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.
clericnoun	A member of a clergy.
parsonnoun	An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
priesthoodnoun	The role or office of a priest.
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.
churchnoun	(countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
missionarynoun	(religion) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).
monknoun	A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
confessornoun	(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.
prayernoun	(uncountable) A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
godnoun	A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.