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minister
An authorized diplomatic representative of a government, usually ranking next below an ambassador.
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  1. An authorized diplomatic representative of a government, usually ranking next below an ambassador.
  2. A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.
  3. A diplomatic officer sent to a foreign nation to represent his or her government, usually ranking below an ambassador
clergyman
A man who is a member of the clergy.
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  1. A man who is a member of the clergy.
  2. A member of the clergy; minister, priest, rabbi, etc.
cleric
A member of the clergy
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  1. A member of the clergy
preacher
(Rare) A male given name.
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  1. (Rare) A male given name.
  2. Alternative name for Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.
  3. A person who preaches; esp., a member of the Protestant clergy
churchman
A man who is a member of a church.
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  1. A man who is a member of a church.
  2. A person (originally a man) of authority in a religious organization; a cleric.
  3. A clergyman
churchwoman
The female equivalent of a churchman.
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  1. The female equivalent of a churchman.
  2. A woman who is a cleric.
  3. A woman member of a church, esp. an active member
clergyman
A man who is a member of the clergy.
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  1. A man who is a member of the clergy.
  2. A member of the clergy; minister, priest, rabbi, etc.
clergywoman
A woman who is a member of the clergy.
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  1. A woman who is a member of the clergy.
cleric
A member of the clergy
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  1. A member of the clergy
clerical
A person who favors clericalism
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  1. A person who favors clericalism
  2. A member of the clergy.
  3. An advocate of clericalism.
clerk
A person who handles mail, etc., as in a post office
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  1. A person who handles mail, etc., as in a post office
  2. (Archaic) A clergyman
  3. (Archaic) A scholar.
divine
A cleric.
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  1. A cleric.
  2. A member of the clergy
  3. A theologian.
ecclesiastic
A member of the clergy
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  1. A member of the clergy
  2. A minister or priest; a cleric.
minister
An authorized diplomatic representative of a government, usually ranking next below an ambassador.
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  1. An authorized diplomatic representative of a government, usually ranking next below an ambassador.
  2. A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.
  3. A diplomatic officer sent to a foreign nation to represent his or her government, usually ranking below an ambassador
preacher
(Rare) A male given name.
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  1. (Rare) A male given name.
  2. Alternative name for Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.
  3. A person who preaches; esp., a member of the Protestant clergy
reverend
(Informal) A member of the clergy
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  1. (Informal) A member of the clergy
  2. A cleric or minister. Used with the.
Find another word for parson. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for parson, like: minister, clergyman, cleric, preacher, minister, churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric and clerical.

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  • The energies of the indefatigable parson knew no bounds.

  • There are four requisites to the appointment of a parson, viz.

  • The word parson is properly used only of a rector.

  • In 1496 he obtained the living of Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, and later he became parson of Lynton (mod.

  • Except, however, where made under parliamentary authority, no composition for tithes, although made between the landowner and the parson or vicar with the consent of the patron and ordinary, bound a succeeding incumbent, the statute 13 Eliz.

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