CLERIC Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word cleric. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CLERIC
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| churchman | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders | ||||||||
| ecclesiastic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders | ||||||||
| chaplain | nounn | |||||||
noun • a clergyman ministering to some institution | ||||||||
| clergyman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | ||||||||
| curate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person authorized to conduct religious worship | ||||||||
| minister | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • 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 verb • attend to the wants and needs of others • work as a minister | ||||||||
| parson | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person authorized to conduct religious worship | ||||||||
| pastor | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus • a person authorized to conduct religious worship | ||||||||
| prelate | nounn | |||||||
noun • a senior clergyman and dignitary | ||||||||
| priest | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
| reverend | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a title of respect for a clergyman • a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church adjective satellite • worthy of adoration or reverence | ||||||||
| vicar | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
| divine | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders • terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God adjective satellite • emanating from God • resulting from divine providence • being or having the nature of a god • devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity • appropriate to or befitting a god • being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods verb • perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers • search by divining, as if with a rod | ||||||||
