Synonyms for priest
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1. priestnoun

   a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

   Synonyms:
   non-Christian priest

2. priest, non-Christian priestnoun

   a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

   Synonyms:
   non-Christian priest

Matched Categories

1. • Holy Order
   • Clergyman

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. priestnoun

   Synonyms:
   clergyman, divine, minister, pastor, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. priestnoun

   Synonyms:
   presbyter, minister, rector, padre (Sp. Amer. and India), flamen (Rom. Antiq.), hierophant, hierarch, hieromartyr

   Associated words:
   acolyte, hierarchy, hierocracy, hagiarchy, exeat, hierarchism, hierarchal, hieratic, hagiocracy, unfrock, ordain, ordination, sacerdotalism, pontificate, pontific, pontifical, priesthood, holy orders, priestcraft, priest-ridden, soutane, cassock, vestments, canonicals, rectory, incumbent

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1. List of paraphrases for "priest":

   priester, preacher, pastor, clergyman, vicar, parson, padre, shepherd, pasteur, father

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1. Anna Misiewicz:

   He destroyed my life, for me he does not even deserve to be called a priest.

2. Emiliano Arias:

   It is no small thing that these very serious and repeated crimes are said to have been committed inside the church, inside a priest's home.

3. Kobe Bryant:

   The one thing that really helped me during that process — I'm Catholic, I grew up Catholic, my kids are Catholic — was talking to a priest.

4. Henry Boubard:

   After what the priest did to me sexually, it changed everything.

5. Oscar Wilde:

   There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.