MINISTER Synonyms

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

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

• a clergyman ministering to some institution

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

• a clergyman or other person in religious orders

• (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide

• 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 Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher

• spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law

• 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

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

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

• a person appointed to a high office in the government

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship