Synonyms of priests

priests

noun

plural of priest

as in preachers

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

searched for a priest who could perform an exorcism

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laymen
• laypeople
• seculars
• lay readers
• lectors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of priests

Unlike Christian priests and medicine men, who generally command respect, rainmakers are sometimes seen as malicious people who retaliate against whole communities for quarrels with their neighbors. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Emigration has also hollowed out entire professions, emptying hospitals of health workers, schools of teachers, and even churches of priests and pastors, on a scale that Cubans have never seen before. — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

But back in 2010, the block was relatively quaint, and the lot held a two-story, 2,599-square-foot rectory for priests. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2026

The unpopular salary cuts had included a 10% cut on pay for cardinals and smaller percentage salary cuts for office heads and lower-ranking priests and nuns. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

At one point, over 100 Oblate priests, brothers and seminarians lived next door and taught at the school. — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Two priests on Monday celebrated Mass at Gilda’s shrine, but made no mention of her status as a popular saint and urged devotees to keep God at the center of their faith. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

There haven’t been any female popes, cardinals, archbishops or priests. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

So it was left to her to become one of the 15% of Shinto priests who are female. — Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026