MINISTER OF RELIGION Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase minister of religion. (close relations)
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| pastor | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus • a person authorized to conduct religious worship | ||||||
| bishop | nounn | |||||
noun • a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ • port wine mulled with oranges and cloves • (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color | ||||||
| clergy | nounn | |||||
noun • in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) | ||||||
| clergyman | nounn | |||||
noun • a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | ||||||
| cleric | nounn | |||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders | ||||||
| divine | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders • terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God adjective satellite • emanating from God • resulting from divine providence • being or having the nature of a god • devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity • appropriate to or befitting a god • being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods verb • perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers • search by divining, as if with a rod | ||||||
| monk | nounn | |||||
noun • a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work • United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982) | ||||||
| nun | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet • a woman religious • a buoy resembling a cone | ||||||
| preacher | nounn | |||||
noun • someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel | ||||||
| priest | nounn | |||||
noun • a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders • a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion | ||||||
| reverend | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a title of respect for a clergyman • a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church adjective satellite • worthy of adoration or reverence | ||||||
| curate | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a person authorized to conduct religious worship | ||||||
| minister | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a person authorized to conduct religious worship • a person appointed to a high office in the government • a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador • the job of a head of a government department verb • attend to the wants and needs of others • work as a minister | ||||||
| parson | nounn | |||||
noun • a person authorized to conduct religious worship | ||||||
| rector | nounn | |||||
noun • a person authorized to conduct religious worship | ||||||
