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

In an email sent to priests of the archdiocese on Saturday afternoon and shared with NPR, Archbishop Ronald Hicks also said the deal had not yet been signed but that an agreement had been reached with plaintiffs and their attorneys. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

The Georgetown initiative focuses on descendants of slaves sold by Georgetown's Jesuit priests to slaveholders in Louisiana. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

In the shadows of the Catholic church, nuns and women have long endured abuse at the hands of priests — insidious and tactful grooming, silenced by confession, and hidden through systemic cover-ups. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026

Instead of conducting another general public survey, priests and key parish leaders will gather input locally, with one response from each parish sent back to the archdiocese. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Traditionally, a karasunk was observed not only for birth and deaths but also for newlyweds and even for newly ordained priests. — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

Proponents of female priests argue that the earliest Christians prayed and broke bread in homes where women, as hosts, would have presided over those gatherings. — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

For a second day Leo celebrated Mass with other priests in a special chapel set up near his room on the 10th floor of the hospital, spokesman Matteo Bruni said. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026