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

Several priests were suspended over their work in Sandinista Nicaragua. — Eben Levey, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

In the English cut, this feels like a distinction without a difference, since Rama’s training by various priests and sages has, in fact, been in anticipation of a conflict with Ravana. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026

Hirsute London street rats with razor-sharp teeth turn desperately hungry and begin noshing everything in sight, from priests to dogs to babies. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

Victims have expressed frustration over the Vatican’s silence on church proceedings involving priests convicted in criminal courts. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

The seminary closed in 1972 when the Redemptorists, a religious order of Catholic priests that built the college, moved its headquarters to Wisconsin. — Courtney Bell, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026

The Georgetown initiative focuses on descendants of slaves sold by Georgetown’s Jesuit priests to slaveholders in Louisiana. — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

The Attorney General’s Office referred 30 cases involving 14 priests to prosecutors, but said no criminal charges were filed because in most cases the statute of limitations on the crimes had expired. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

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