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PARSON Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word parson. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word parson. (close relations)
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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

pastor
verb, nounv, n
noun

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

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

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

rector
nounn
noun

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

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

clergyman
nounn
noun

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

cleric
nounn
noun

• a clergyman or other person in religious orders

curate
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

father
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

• `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military

• the founder of a family

• (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom

• God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

• a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• the head of an organized crime family

verb

• make (offspring) by reproduction

minister of religion
nounn
noun

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

Best Hypernyms For PARSON

Here is a list of related hypernyms for parson, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
clergyman reverend clergy cleric minister priest
Phrases (2)
man of the clothreligious leader

Alternatives for MINISTER

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