All archbishop synonyms
archΒ·bishΒ·op
A a noun archbishop
- minister β a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- confessor β A confessor is a priest who hears a person's confession.
- abbot β An abbot is the monk who is in charge of the other monks in a monastery or abbey.
- prelate β an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- lecturer β a person who lectures.
- monk β (James) Arthur ("Art") born 1957, U.S. football player.
- deacon β A deacon is a member of the clergy, for example in the Church of England, who is lower in rank than a priest.
- clergy β The clergy are the official leaders of the religious activities of a particular group of believers.
- archdeacon β An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
- diocesan β of or relating to a diocese.
- churchman β A churchman is the same as a clergyman.
- dignitary β a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
- hierarch β a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- abbess β An abbess is the nun who is in charge of the other nuns in a convent.
- abbey β An abbey is a church with buildings attached to it in which monks or nuns live or used to live.
- bishop β A bishop is a clergyman of high rank in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches.
- cardinal β A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
- chaplain β A chaplain is a member of the Christian clergy who does religious work in a place such as a hospital, school, prison, or in the armed forces.
- clerk β A clerk is a person who works in an office, bank, or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts.
- curate β A curate is a clergyman in the Anglican Church who helps the priest.
- dean β A dean is an important official at a university or college.
- divine β of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
- ecclesiastic β a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
- father β a male parent.
- missionary β a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
- parson β a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- pastor β a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- pontiff β any pontifex.
- preacher β a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel.
- priest β a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- primate β Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- rabbi β the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community. Compare cantor (def 2).
- rector β a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- shepherd β a male given name.
- vicar β Church of England. a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong. the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- cleric β A cleric is a member of the clergy.
- reverend β (initial capital letter) (used as a title of respect applied or prefixed to the name of a member of the clergy or a religious order): Reverend Timothy Cranshaw; Reverend Mother.
- cassock β A cassock is a long piece of clothing, often black, that is worn by members of the clergy in some churches.
- monsignor β a title conferred upon certain prelates.
- padre β father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- predicant β preaching: a predicant religious order.
- pulpiteer β a preacher by profession.
- sermonise β to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
- clergyperson β a member of the clergy
- clerical β Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office.
- sky pilot β a member of the clergy, especially a chaplain of the armed forces.