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CLERICS Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word clerics. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word clerics. (close relations)
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clergy
nounn
noun

• in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)

ministers
nounn
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

pastors
nounn
noun

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

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

priests
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

reverends
nounn
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

churchman
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a clergyman or other person in religious orders

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

ecclesiastic
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

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

noun

• a clergyman or other person in religious orders

Best Hypernyms For CLERICS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for clerics, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
clergyman reverend
Phrases (1)
man of the cloth
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