Priest synonyms
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A diplomatic officer sent to a foreign nation to represent his or her government, usually ranking below an ambassador
Of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of ancient Egypt; sacerdotal.
pontifex
A man on the highest council of priests in ancient Rome.
A man who is a member of the clergy.
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Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people
preacher (related)
monk (related)
clergy (related)
elder (related)
nun (related)
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high-priest (related)
prelate (related)
levite (related)
seminarian (related)
vicar (related)
sacristan (related)
priesthood (related)
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abiathar (related)
Ecclesiastical.
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
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
(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.
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padre (sp. amer. andindia)
The pope
(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
non-Christian priest
a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
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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.
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hieromartyr
hierophant
A person confidently expounding, explaining, or promoting something mysterious or obscure as though appointed to do so
A woman who presides over religious rites, especially in pagan religions.
Find another word for priest. In this page you can discover 52 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for priest, like: minister, lama, reverend, hieratic, pontifex, cleric, clergyman, pastor, man-of-the-cloth, preacher and monk.
