Prelate

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  • noun. A high-ranking member of the clergy, especially a bishop.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To act as a prelate; perform the duties of a prelate.
  • noun. An ecclesiastic of a higher order, having direct and not delegated authority over other ecclesiastics.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To act as a prelate.
  • noun. A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
  • verb. To act as a prelate.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a senior clergyman and dignitary
    • Word Usage
    "Tonsures and minor orders (the officiating prelate is H.E. Msgr. Basil Meeking, Bishop emeritus of Christchurch, New Zealand):"
    Hypernym
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    priest  
    Hyponym
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    Inge  Newman  Richelieu  Tutu  Ussher  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    appellate  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abbot  archbishop  baron  baronet  bishop  
    Synonym
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    Grand Penitentiary  Holy Father  abuna  antipope  archbishop  
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