CLERGIES Synonyms

• a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

• of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)

• a clergyman or other person in religious orders

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

• a person appointed to a high office in the government

• a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador

• the job of a head of a government department

• attend to the wants and needs of others

• work as a minister

• only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

• someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel

• a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

• a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

• a title of respect for a clergyman

• a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

• worthy of adoration or reverence

• the leader of an Arab village or family

• a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

• (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

• (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish