All churchwoman synonyms

noun churchwoman

• rabbi — 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).
• clergyman — A clergyman is a male member of the clergy.
• father — a male parent.
• churchman — A churchman is the same as a clergyman.
• chaplain — 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.
• cleric — A cleric is a member of the clergy.
• clerical — Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office.
• divine — of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
• ecclesiastic — a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
• minister — a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
• parson — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
• priest — a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
• reverend — (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.
• clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
• preacher — a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel.