the people who lead religious services, especially Christian priests. A man who leads religious services is sometimes called a clergyman and a woman who leads religious services is sometimes called a clergywoman

cleric

noun

formalold-fashioned a member of the clergy

clerical

adjective

relating to priests

the cloth

noun

mainly literary Christian priests and ministers considered as a group

curate

noun

an Anglican priest who helps a more senior priest

deacon

noun

someone with a position just below that of a priest in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox churches

deacon

noun

someone whose job is to help a minister (=a priest) in some Protestant churches

deaconess

noun

a woman with a position just below that of a priest in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox churches

dean

noun

a senior Anglican priest in a cathedral or other important church

dominee

noun

south african a predicant

Dominican

noun

a priest, monk, or nun who belongs to a Christian religious group started by St Dominic

ecclesiastic

noun

formal a Christian priest, minister etc

elder

noun

a member of a Christian church or other religious organization who is not a priest but who is in a position of authority

eminence

noun

formal used for referring to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church

episcopacy

noun

the bishops of a church

episcopal

adjective

relating to bishops

Father

noun

used for talking to or about a priest, especially a Roman Catholic priest

Fr

abbreviation

Father: used before the name of a priest

high priest

noun

the most important or powerful priest

high priestess

noun

the most important or powerful female priest

the Holy See

formal the Pope and the officials who work for him at the Vatican

the Inquisition

the organization that tried to find and punish people who did not agree with the Roman Catholic Church, especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries. The Inquisition used very cruel methods that sometimes killed people.

inquisitor

noun

a member of the Inquisition

Jesuit

noun

a priest who belongs to a Christian religious organization called the Society of Jesus that was started in 1534

legate

noun

an official representative, especially of a pope (=the leader of the Roman Catholic Church) or a government, who is sent to a foreign country

living

noun

the position of a priest belonging to the Church of England, or the income that they get from it

man of God

noun

formal a priest or minister

man of the cloth

noun

formal a priest or minister

Mgr

abbreviation

Monsignor

minister

noun

in some Protestant churches, someone whose job is to lead worship and perform other duties

ministry

noun

the profession or work of a church minister

ministry

noun

the period of time when someone is a church minister

the ministry

noun

church ministers considered as a group

moderator

noun

a senior religious leader in a Protestant church

Monsignor

noun

a way of talking to or about a priest of high rank in the Roman Catholic Church

Mother Superior

noun

a woman who is in charge of a convent

Mother Teresa

a nun (=a woman who is a member of a religious community) who took care of poor and ill people in Calcutta, India

Msgr

abbreviation

Monsignor

nuncio

noun

an official representative of the Pope (=the leader of the Roman Catholic Church) in a foreign country

order

noun

the rank of a priest or minister

padre

noun

a priest who performs religious services in the armed forces

parson

noun

old-fashioned a priest or minister in charge of a parish (=a small area), especially in the Church of England

pastor

noun

a priest or minister in some Christian churches

pastoral

adjective

relating to the work that a priest or other religious leader does to help and advise people

patriarch

noun

a religious leader in one of the Orthodox Christian churches

pontiff

noun

formal the Pope

Pope

noun

the leader of the Roman Catholic Church

preacher

noun

someone whose job is to give religious speeches or to lead religious ceremonies in some Christian churches

predikant

noun

a priest in the Dutch Protestant Church in South Africa

prelate

noun

an official of high rank in the Christian Church such as a bishop or a cardinal

priest

noun

someone whose job is to lead worship and perform other duties and ceremonies in some Christian churches

priesthood

noun

all the priests of a particular religion or country

the priesthood

noun

the work and responsibility of being a priest

priestly

adjective

relating to the life and work of a priest

primate

noun

the name in some religions or churches for a priest of the highest rank in a particular region or country

prior

noun

a man who is in charge of a priory

prioress

noun

a woman who is in charge of a priory

provost

noun

the priest in charge of a cathedral

rector

noun

a priest in an Anglican church, who in the past was paid directly by the people in his parish

Rev.

abbreviation

Reverend

Revd

british Rev.

Reverend

noun

a title used for some Christian priests and ministers

Reverend Mother

noun

a title used for a Mother Superior in charge of a convent (=a religious group of women) in the Christian Church

sexton

noun

someone whose job is to look after a church and the buildings connected with it

suffragan

noun

a bishop who is chosen to help another bishop with a higher rank

vicar

noun

a priest in the Church of England

vicar

noun

a priest in the US Episcopal Church

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