- clergyman
- I(Roget's IV) n.II(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.ecclesiastic, minister, priest, rabbi, preacher, canon, cleric, *dominie, reverend, curate, father, pastor, parson, prelate, chaplain, bishop, cardinal, rector, vicar, man of the cloth, deacon, evangelist, theologian, shepherd, pontiff, man/woman of God. Ambassadors for Christ.''—Bible. A human Sunday.''—Samuel Butler.WORD FIND• abbey’s superior female: abbess• abbey’s superior male: abbot• assists priest or minister with candles, offerings: acolyte, altar boy• bishop-assisting priest who oversees a territory: archdeacon• bishop, highest ranking: archbishop cape, short, worn by pope, cardinal and• bishop: mozzetta• cathedral superior: dean• collar worn by priest: clerical collar• council of: synod• deacon’s wide-sleeved tunic worn over alb: dalmatic• England, parish priest in: vicar• garment, general term: vestment• hat, squarish, with three or four projections, Roman Catholic: biretta• hat worn by bishop: miter• high-ranking minister who oversees a diocese: bishop• Hindu’s spiritual teacher: guru• house of: rectory, parsonage, manse• Jewish minister: rabbi• long open cloak worn by bishop: cope• Lutheran, Baptist or Pentecostal minister: pastor• monk/friar’s robe: frock• mosque official who calls faithful to prayer from minaret: muezzin• mosque’s prayer leader: imam• Muslim authority: ayatollah• pope: pontiff• pope’s assistant, second-highest in Catholic hierarchy: cardinal• pope’s office: papacy• pope’s palace home: Vatican• robe, long and white, worn by priest for Mass: alb• Roman Catholic’s highest-ranking: pope• salary: prebend• school for: seminary• sleeveless mantle worn by priest at communion: chasuble• square cloth worn by priest over shoulders: amice• strip one of power due to unethical behavior: defrock• synagogue’s prayer leader/singer: cantor• vestment, full-length, usually black, worn by priest: cassock• waist cord of alb: cincture• white, wide-sleeved, knee or hip-length garment: surpliceIII(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A person ordained for service in a Christian church: churchman, churchwoman, clergy-woman, cleric, clerical, clerk, divine, ecclesiastic, minister, parson, preacher. Informal: reverend. See RELIGION.
English dictionary for students. 2013.