Thesaurus: prelate

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1. n. A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church.
2. v. i. To act as a prelate.
3. n. a senior clergyman and dignitary
4. A word/clergyman">clergyman of a word/superior">superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church. Note: This word and the words derived from it are often used invidiously, in English ecclesiastical history, by dissenters, respecting the Established Church system. Hear him but reason in divinity, . . . You would desire the king were made a prelate. Shak. To act as a prelate. [Obs.] Right prelating is busy laboring, and not lording. Latimer.
5. A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop,having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church.
6. n:100 n a senior clergyman and dignitary