PRELATES Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word prelates. (close relations)
Definition of PRELATES
Best Alternative Words for PRELATES
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clergy | nounn | |||||||
noun • in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) | ||||||||
primates | nounn | |||||||
noun • an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings | ||||||||
archbishops | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bishop of highest rank | ||||||||
bishops | nounn | |||||||
noun • a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ • port wine mulled with oranges and cloves • (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color | ||||||||
cardinals | nounn | |||||||
adjective • being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order noun • (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes • the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order • a variable color averaging a vivid red • crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male adjective satellite • serving as an essential component | ||||||||
churchmen | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders | ||||||||
clerics | nounn | |||||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders | ||||||||
dignitaries | nounn | |||||||
noun • an important or influential (and often overbearing) person | ||||||||
ecclesiastics | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders | ||||||||
hierarchs | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy • a senior clergyman and dignitary | ||||||||
pontiffs | nounn | |||||||
noun • the head of the Roman Catholic Church | ||||||||
archpriest | nounn | |||||||
noun • a senior clergyman and dignitary | ||||||||
hierarch | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy • a senior clergyman and dignitary | ||||||||
primate | nounn | |||||||
noun • a senior clergyman and dignitary • any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet | ||||||||
high priest | nounn | |||||||
noun • a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine • a senior clergyman and dignitary |