Religious Figurehead Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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Expand?		Letters	Answer	Clue
	99%	5		Exact Match!
	noun • a person who is older than you are • any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit • any of various church officers adjective satellite • used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
	95%	6		Exact Match!
	noun • a person authorized to conduct religious worship
	95%	15		Exact Match!
	noun • a leader in religious or sacred affairs

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