Definition for Priest:

• A presbyter elder; a minister

Synonyms for Priest:

• n.

  •
  • bishopric,
  • archbishopric,
  • the Archbishop of Canterbury.
  •
  • animism,
  • congregation,
  • cult,
  • coreligionist,
  • Baha'i,
  • denomination,
  • ascetic,
  • brethren.
  •adviser/advisor (noun)
  • righthand persons,
  • second guesser,
  • secondguesser,
  • righthand people,
  • second guessers,
  • second-guessers,
  • secondguessers,
  • buttinskis,
  • clubhouse lawyers.
  •bishop (noun)
  • bi shop,
  • bi-shops,
  • over seers,
  • over seer,
  • mitres,
  • berrettas,
  • bi shops,
  • bi-shop.
  •chaplain (noun)
  • turn around collar,
  • turnaround collar,
  • turn around collars,
  • turnaround collars,
  • member clergy,
  • turn-around collars.
  •clergy (noun)
  • archpriest,
  • nun,
  • prior,
  • prelate,
  • Canoness,
  • novice,
  • cardinal,
  • abbess,
  • brother,
  • prioress,
  • sister,
  • evangelist,
  • pilgrim.
  •clergyman (noun)
  • pontiff,
  • hieromonk,
  • woman of the cloth,
  • minor canon,
  • guru lama,
  • high priest,
  • priest-vicar,
  • rabbi brahman,
  • man of the cloth,
  • presbyter,
  • care of souls.
  •clergyperson (noun)
  • ecclesiasts,
  • arch-bishop,
  • person of cloth,
  • arch bishop,
  • pulpitarians,
  • predicants,
  • churchpeople,
  • pulpiteers,
  • arch bishops,
  • person cloth,
  • person the cloth,
  • blackcoats,
  • person god,
  • arch-bishops.
  •confessor (noun)
  • spiritual judges.
  •curate (noun)
  • dominies.
  •deacon (noun)
  • church officer.
  •father confessor (noun)
  • spiritual directors,
  • father-confessor,
  • spiritual fathers.
  •person (noun)
  • priest.
  •primate (noun)
  • metropolitans,
  • suffragan,
  • suffragans.
  •rabbi (noun)
  • rabbins,
  • talmudists.
  •rector (noun)
  • head master,
  • head-master,
  • head-masters,
  • head masters.
  •reverend (noun)
  • venerables.
  •shaman (noun)
  • healers.
  •vicar (noun)
  • vice gerents,
  • vice-gerents,
  • vicegerents,
  • vice-gerent.
  •witch doctor (noun)
  • alternative practitioners,
  • obeah doctors,
  • isangomata,
  • wangateurs,
  • witch-doctor,
  • mundunugus.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • sir.
  •churchgoer
  • worshiper.
  •counselor
  • adviser.

Paraphrases for Priest:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    preacher, clergyman.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    vicar, priesthood, confessor.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    father.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    cleric, parson, pasteur, father, monk.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    missionary.
  • Proper noun, singular
    pastor, chaplain.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    pastor, chaplain.

Antonyms for Priest:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    layman, layperson, secular, lay reader, lector.

Priest Sentence Examples:

• Yet she liked the priest.

• Priest, I command you give her back to him.

Hypernym for Priest:

• n.

  • person
    hoodoo, priestess, druid, lama, flamen, confessor, primate, bishop, archpriest, monsignor, priest-doctor, domestic prelate, high priest, padre, prelate, votary, shaman, father, pontifex, celebrant, canon, magus, vicar, hierarch.

Hyponym for Priest:

• n.

  • person
    clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth, spiritual leader, holy order, order.