priest synonyms

priest

n.

clergyman, cleric, minister, man of the cloth, reverend. see also minister 1.

Names for priests in various sects include: father, father confessor, spiritual father, priest-vicar, high priest, minor canon, pontiff, vicar, care of souls, clergyman, hieromonk, clergywoman, woman of the cloth, man of the cloth, minister, parson, pastor, chaplain, bishop, rector, preacher, presbyter, elder; kohen (Hebrew), rabbi; brahman, guru; lama, monk, friar;

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