DEANERY Antonyms
deaneries
Best Opposite Words For DEANERY
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| congregation | nounn | |||||
noun • a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church • an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together • the act of congregating | ||||||
| laic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy | ||||||
| laity | nounn | |||||
noun • in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy | ||||||
| lay | verbv | |||||
noun • a narrative song with a recurrent refrain • a narrative poem of popular origin adjective satellite • characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy • not of or from a profession verb • put into a certain place or abstract location • put in a horizontal position • prepare or position for action or operation • lay eggs • impose as a duty, burden, or punishment | ||||||
| layman | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person | ||||||
| layperson | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person | ||||||
| parish | nounn | |||||
noun • a local church community • the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor | ||||||
| secular | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations • characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world • not concerned with or devoted to religion • of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows noun • someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person adjective satellite • characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy | ||||||
| laypeople | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person | ||||||
| laywoman | nounn | |||||
noun • A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun). • By analogy, a woman who is not a professional in a given field | ||||||