| Main Entry: | abbot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prior |
Synonyms: |
abbot-general, archabbot, friar, monk, rector |
| Main Entry: | minister |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge of church |
Synonyms: |
abbot, archbishop, archdeacon, bishop, chaplain, clergy, clergyperson, cleric, clerical, clerk, confessor, curate, deacon, dean, diocesan, divine, ecclesiastic, lecturer, missionary, monk, parson, pastor, preacher, prelate, priest, pulpiteer, rector, reverend, shepherd, vicar |
| Notes: | a minister is commonly a person who leads the congregation of a Protestant church; pastor is another word for priest or minister and reverend is a generic prefix for a Christian leader |
| Main Entry: | monk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | man who devotes life to contemplation of god |
Synonyms: |
abbot, anchorite, ascetic, brother, cenobite, eremite, friar, hermit, monastic, priest, recluse, religious, solitary |
| Main Entry: | ecclesiastic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | church person |
Synonyms: |
abbot, chaplain, cleric, divine, minister, parson, pastor, preacher, prelate, priest, reverend |
| Main Entry: | prelate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | priest |
Synonyms: |
abbess, abbot, archbishop, bishop, cardinal, dignitary, ecclesiastic, hierarch |