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priest: 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

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cassock collapse: a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers

bishop collapse: (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color; port wine mulled with oranges and cloves; a clergyman 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

archbishop collapse: a bishop of highest rank

pontiff collapse

pope collapse: the head of the Roman Catholic Church; English poet and satirist (1688-1744)

prelate collapse

Holy Father collapse

padre collapse

apostle collapse: (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel; any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people; an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution"

papa collapse

penitentiary collapse: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes; used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers; "penitentiary institutions"

deacon collapse: a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders; a Protestant layman who assists the minister

curate collapse: a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

chaplain collapse: a clergyman ministering to some institution

cantor collapse: the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos

teacher collapse: a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"; a person whose occupation is teaching

episcopal collapse: denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops; of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church; "the Episcopal hierarchy"; "married by an Episcopalian minister"

coadjutor collapse: an assistant to a bishop

rabbi collapse: a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher; spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law

priestly collapse: befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood; "priestly dedication to the people of his parish"; associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"

misogynist collapse: a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular

unmarried collapse: not married or related to the unmarried state; "unmarried men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?"

rector collapse

doorkeeper collapse: someone who guards an entrance; the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church

nun collapse: the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; a woman religious

churchly collapse

doyen collapse

sacerdotal collapse: of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism; "sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests"

ecclesiastical collapse: of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history"

rabbinic collapse

dean collapse: an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college; (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals; a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"; United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)

vicar collapse: a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman; (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish; (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

clerical collapse: appropriate for or engaged in office work; "clerical skills"; "a clerical job"; "the clerical staff"; of or relating to the clergy; "clerical collar"; of or relating to clerks; "clerical work"

patriarch collapse: a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself; any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race; the male head of family or tribe; title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

evangelistic collapse: relating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the Christian gospel; "evangelistic fervor"; "the evangelistic concerns of the early church"

exorcist collapse: someone who practices exorcism; one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church

pastor collapse: only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus

monastic collapse

primate collapse: any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet

holy orders collapse

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