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prelate Definition

prel·ate (prelit)

noun

a high-ranking ecclesiastic, as a bishop

Etymology: ME prelat < OFr < LL(Ec) praelatus, prelate, orig., ruler < pp. of L praeferre, to place before, prefer

prelate Related Forms

prel·ate·ship′ noun pre·latic (prē latik, pri-) adjective

prelate Synonyms

prelate

n.

prelate Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • church: And, with all these qualities he exceeded all his fellow prelates of the Church in his patience and tenderness.
  • order: The Pope also appoints the Prelate of the Order from the three candidates proposed by the Grand Master.
  • honor: Finally, Fr Philip has been appointed by the Pope as a prelate of honor with the title Monsignor.

Converse of subject

  • govern: The Opus Dei Prelature is governed world-wide by a Prelate in Rome, Bishop Javier Echevarría.
  • write: The most important " business " : the children An article written by the Prelate on the 30th anniversary of St. Josemaría's death.

Converse of object

  • appoint: The Pope also appoints the Prelate of the Order from the three candidates proposed by the Grand Master.
  • make: Shortly before he died, he was made a Domestic Prelate.
  • meet: I met the prelate before the negotiations began and he told me that " history is being repeated " .
  • become: Following his appointment he was honored by Pope John Paul II, becoming a Prelate of Honor with the title Monsignor.

Adjective modifier

  • reverend: Finally, perhaps I may take up the points made by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Salisbury.
  • Catholic: He was awarded the Order of Merit by Her Majesty the Queen in May 1999 - a unique distinction for a Catholic prelate.
  • right: Finally, perhaps I may take up the points made by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Salisbury.
  • other: Bishop Hopkins and other prelates would have allowed ' Lord Antrim's Redshanks, ' a Roman Catholic regiment, to garrison the city.
  • domestic: Shortly before he died, he was made a Domestic Prelate.
  • worthy: Surely the reliques of this worthy prelate deserved a more reverend respect even among savage beasts.

Noun used with modifier

  • eleven: This was a momentous occasion, for hitherto only eleven prelates and twenty-three magnates had attended.
  • reverend: The right reverend Prelate spoke about the lack of trust which exists.