Prelate synonyms

prĕl'ĭt

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bishop
(--- Mormon Ch.) A lay church officer who presides over a ward
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cardinal
(Roman Catholic Church) A high church official, ranking just below the pope, who has been appointed by a pope to membership in the College of Cardinals.
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pope
(By extension) The head of any religion.
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minister (related)
A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.
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abbess
A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]
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abbot
A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
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archbishop
In the Roman Catholic Church and other churches, a senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province.
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dignitary
An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position
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ecclesiastic
One who adheres to a church-based philosophy.
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hierarch
One who occupies a position of authority in a religious hierarchy.
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priest
In the early Christian church, a presbyter, or elder
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archpriest
Used formerly as a title for a priest holding first rank among the members of a cathedral chapter, acting as chief assistant to a bishop.
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high-priest
Jesus Christ.
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primate
The definition of a primate is the highest-ranking bishop of a province, or a mammal that normally has hands, hand-like feet and that may be a tree-dweller.
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pontiff (related)
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legate (related)
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papist (related)
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clergyman (related)
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nobleman (related)
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meletius (related)
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patriarch (related)
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ealdred (related)
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coadjutor (related)
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Prelate Sentence Examples

  • If that prelate think the cause should be heard again, he is to appoint judges; if otherwise, the original judgment is to be confirmed.

  • The officers are the prelate, chancellor, registrar, secretary and officer of arms. The chapel of the order, in St Paul's Cathedral, was dedicated in 1906.

  • In 1167 this prelate erected a castle on the spot where the Christiansborg palace now stands, and the building was called after him Axel-huus.

  • In the early middle ages the title prelate was applied to secular persons in high positions and thence it passed to persons having ecclesiastical authority.

  • Weak and shortsighted as a statesman, as a man and prelate Dalberg was amiable, conscientious and large-hearted.

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