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Definition of Prelate
1. Noun. A senior clergyman and dignitary.
Exact synonyms: Archpriest, Hierarch, High Priest, Primate
Generic synonyms: Priest
Specialized synonyms: Gloomy Dean, Inge, William Ralph Inge, Francisco Jimenez De Cisneros, Jimenez De Cisneros, Cardinal Newman, John Henry Newman, Newman, Armand Jean Du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, Duc De Richelieu, Richelieu, Desmond Tutu, Tutu, James Usher, James Ussher, Usher, Ussher, William Of Wykeham, Wykeham, Stefan Wyszynski, Wyszynski
Derivative terms: Primateship
Generic synonyms: Priest
Specialized synonyms: Gloomy Dean, Inge, William Ralph Inge, Francisco Jimenez De Cisneros, Jimenez De Cisneros, Cardinal Newman, John Henry Newman, Newman, Armand Jean Du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, Duc De Richelieu, Richelieu, Desmond Tutu, Tutu, James Usher, James Ussher, Usher, Ussher, William Of Wykeham, Wykeham, Stefan Wyszynski, Wyszynski
Derivative terms: Primateship
Definition of Prelate
1. n. A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church.
2. v. i. To act as a prelate.
Definition of Prelate
1. a high-ranking clergyman [n -S] : PRELATIC [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prelate
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