All rector synonyms

noun rector

• ecclesiast — A member of the Athenian Ecclesia.
• abbot — An abbot is the monk who is in charge of the other monks in a monastery or abbey.
• monsignor — a title conferred upon certain prelates.
• lama — a priest or monk in Lamaism.
• lamas — a priest or monk in Lamaism.
• churchperson — A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric.
• holy joe — a chaplain, especially in the U.S. armed forces.
• churchpersons — Plural form of churchperson.
• archbishop — In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a particular country or region.
• controller — A controller is a person who has responsibility for a particular organization or for a particular part of an organization.
• archdeacon — An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
• diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
• friar — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
• clergyman — A clergyman is a male member of the clergy.
• cardinals — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
• clergyperson — a member of the clergy
• leader — a person or thing that leads.
• man of the cloth — a clergyman or other ecclesiastic.
• counsellor — A counsellor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
• clericals — the distinctive dress of a member of the clergy
• archabbot — In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).
• minister — a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
• churchman — A churchman is the same as a clergyman.
• cassock — A cassock is a long piece of clothing, often black, that is worn by members of the clergy in some churches.
• doyen — the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.