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priest

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of priest

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

searched for a priest who could perform an exorcism

Synonyms of priest

clergyperson, cleric, clerical, clerk, deacon, divine, dominie, ecclesiastic, minister, preacher, reverend

Words Related to priest

churchman, clergyman, father, Holy Joe [slang], padre

clergywoman, deaconess, priestess

abbot, archbishop, archpriest, bishop, dean, diocesan, monsignor, pope, prelate, presbyter

abbé, curate, curé, parson, pastor, rector, shepherd, vicar

chaplain, confessor, sky pilot

evangelist, missionary, missioner, missionizer, revivalist

friar, mendicant, monastic, monk, oblate, religious

high priest, high priestess

Near Antonyms of priest

lay reader, lector

Antonyms of priest

layman, layperson, secular

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