Synonyms of preachers

preachers

noun

plural of preacher

as in priests

a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church

the marriage will be performed by our usual preacher

Synonyms & Similar Words

• priests
• clergymen
• pastors
• ministers
• clerics
• deacons
• bishops
• clericals
• reverends
• ecclesiastics
• divines
• fathers
• chaplains
• prelates
• clerks
• missionaries
• clergypersons
• popes
• churchmen
• archbishops
• monks
• priestesses
• dominies
• evangelists
• vicars
• abbots
• rectors
• deans
• deaconesses
• clergywomen
• presbyters
• confessors
• padres
• parsons
• shepherds
• friars
• revivalists
• curés
• missioners
• religious
• mendicants
• diocesans
• curates
• abbés
• archpriests
• Holy Joes
• monastics
• monsignors
• sky pilots
• oblates
• high priests
• missionizers
• high priestesses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laymen
• laypeople
• seculars
• lay readers
• lectors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of preachers

People of faith often embraced his work, and preachers sometimes cited it in sermons. — Courier Journal Staff, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Sep. 2026

Politicians and preachers denounced them for blasphemy, perversion, and their loud support for civil rights. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026

Videos posted on social media show street preachers speaking with multiple police officers outside the event. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Instead, there are countless influencers, preachers, and personalities who have created niche movements with their own theologies and political alignments. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026

Son of a Preacherman, Choi's latest work, is an autobiographical look at the writer's upbringing in a family of preachers. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

Revivalist preachers followed them. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

Comprising more than 300 folktales and legends from northern Norway, including many from the coastal Sámi and the Skolt Sámi of eastern Finland, this anthology shares narratives told by fishers, farmers, reindeer herders, lay preachers and teachers. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026

Before God, Puritan preachers taught, all human callings, all useful work, is equal. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026