noun

a woman who is in charge of a convent (=a religious community of women)

noun

a man who is in charge of an abbey

noun

a priest of the highest rank in some Christian churches who is responsible for all the churches in a particular area

the most senior priest in the Church of England

noun

the rank of archbishop

noun

a priest of a high rank in the Anglican Church whose job is to help a bishop

noun

a Christian priest with a senior position who is responsible for all the churches in a particular area

noun

the job of a bishop

noun

a Christian priest who works in a cathedral

noun

a priest with a very senior position in the Roman Catholic Church, below that of the pope

noun

a Christian priest or minister who works in an institution such as a school or a hospital, or in the army

noun

the job of a chaplain, or the place where a chaplain works

noun

all the priests who belong to a cathedral

noun

a man who is a priest, minister, bishop, etc.

noun

someone who takes care of the property and money of a church

noun

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

noun

a member of the clergy

adjective

relating to priests

noun

Christian priests and ministers considered as a group

noun

an Anglican priest who helps a more senior priest

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

a senior Christian priest in a cathedral or other important church

noun

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

noun

a Christian priest, minister, etc.

noun

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

noun

used for referring to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church

noun

the bishops of a church

adjective

relating to bishops

noun

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

abbreviation

Father: used before the name of a priest

noun

the most important or powerful priest

noun

the most important or powerful female priest

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

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.

noun

a member of the inquisition

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

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

noun

a priest or minister

noun

a priest or minister

abbreviation

Monsignor

noun

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

noun

the profession or work of a church minister

noun

the period of time when someone is a church minister

noun

church ministers considered as a group

noun

a senior religious leader in a Protestant church

noun

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

noun

a woman who is in charge of a convent

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

abbreviation

Monsignor

noun

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

noun

the rank of a priest or minister

noun

a priest who performs religious services in the military

noun

a priest or minister in charge of a parish (=a small area)

noun

a priest or minister in some Christian churches

adjective

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

noun

a religious leader in one of the orthodox Christian churches

noun

the pope

noun

the leader of the Roman Catholic Church

noun

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

noun

a priest in the Dutch Protestant Church in South Africa

noun

another spelling of predicant

noun

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

noun

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

noun

the work and responsibility of being a priest

noun

all the priests of a particular religion or country

adjective

relating to the life and work of a priest

noun

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

noun

a man who is in charge of a priory

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a woman who is in charge of a priory

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the priest in charge of a cathedral

noun

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

abbreviation

Reverend

noun

a title used for some Christian priests and ministers

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

noun

someone whose job is to take care of a church and the buildings connected with it

abbreviation

Society of Jesus: written after the name of a priest who is a jesuit

noun

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

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a priest in the U.S. episcopal Church

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a priest in the Church of England