Priest synonyms
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Of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of ancient Egypt; sacerdotal.
A diplomatic officer sent to a foreign nation to represent his or her government, usually ranking below an ambassador
A man who is a member of the clergy.
A member of the clergy
Alternative form of hieratic.
hierophantic
Of or relating to a hierophant.
levitical
Of or relating to Leviticus.
Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
(--- Mormon Ch.) A lay church officer who presides over a ward
celebrant
A person who officiates at a religious ceremony, especially a marriage or the Eucharist.
(Obs.) An official secretary to a nobleman or, esp., a king
A man who is a cleric.
A woman who is a member of the clergy.
An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position
A theologian.
flamen
A priest, especially of an ancient Roman deity.
flamen (rom. antiq.)
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
One who occupies a position of authority in a religious hierarchy.
hieromartyr
hierophant
A person confidently expounding, explaining, or promoting something mysterious or obscure as though appointed to do so
A man who is a member of a brotherhood living in a monastery and devoted to a discipline prescribed by his order:
padre (sp. amer. andindia)
Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people
pontifex
A man on the highest council of priests in ancient Rome.
The pope
Alternative name for Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.
priestess
A woman who presides over religious rites, especially in pagan religions.
(Judaism) A scholar and teacher of the Jewish law; now, specif., an ordained Jew, usually the spiritual head of a congregation, qualified to decide questions of law and ritual and to perform marriages, supervise religious education, etc.
Sometimes, a pastor or other head priest
A priest or medicine man, esp. among N Asian peoples, who is believed able to heal and to foretell the future through communication with good and evil spirits
non-Christian priest
a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
(R.C.Ch.) A church officer acting as a deputy of a bishop
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