Synonyms of chaplain

chaplain

noun

as in pastor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pastor
• confessor
• rector
• vicar
• curé
• parson
• abbé
• missionary
• bishop
• missioner
• sky pilot
• archbishop
• dean
• curate
• abbot
• shepherd
• pope
• evangelist
• diocesan
• prelate
• friar
• monk
• revivalist
• presbyter
• religious
• clergyman
• monsignor
• deaconess
• monastic
• priest
• priestess
• mendicant
• archpriest
• preacher
• oblate
• churchman
• missionizer
• deacon
• clergywoman
• padre
• clergyperson
• reverend
• clerical
• cleric
• minister
• ecclesiastic
• high priestess
• high priest
• clerk
• father
• dominie
• divine
• Holy Joe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• layman
• secular
• layperson
• lector
• lay reader

Examples of chaplain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Samaritan’s Purse also brings in chaplains who are available to talk with and pray over affected families and individuals. —Staff Author, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024

His fellow officers, nine in uniform, looked on and sniffles rippled across the room at the funeral home Monday as the Michigan State Police chaplain, Deacon Aaron Poyer, prayed for comfort. —Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2024

Mason Schermerhorn last texted his mom from the restroom before he was discovered as one of the four killed in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, a chaplain and youth minister who tried to help find the teen said. —Pilar Arias, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2024

Beyond self-care During the COVID-19 pandemic, our team convened online support groups for chaplains. —Laura Captari, The Conversation, 24 June 2024