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Priesthood

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Priesthood"

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Word	Definition
clergynoun	Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.
priestnoun	A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
parishnoun	(Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy) An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
churchnoun	(countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
ministrynoun	Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
aaronic	Pertaining to or characteristic of a high priest; priestly.
vocationnoun	An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified.
departmentnoun	A subdivision of an organization.
clothnoun	(countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
pastoratenoun	The role or responsibilities of a pastor.
clericsnoun	A member of a clergy.
ecclesiasticsnoun	The field of study of the church.
clerisynoun	An elite group of intellectuals; learned people, the literati.
holy ordersnoun	(Christianity) The sacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or (in Catholicism and Orthodoxy) deacon, priest, or bishop.
presbyteratenoun	The order of presbyters.
ministeriumnoun	An association of ministers from various religious groups who come together to work for a specific purpose, such as meeting the socioeconomic needs of a community.
prelatesnoun	A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
religious ordernoun	(religion) An organized community of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of the founder's religious practice.
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