English > hierarch: 2 senses > noun 2, person | Meaning | A senior clergyman and dignitary. |
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| Synonyms | archpriest, high priest, prelate, primate |
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| Instances | Inge, William Ralph Inge, Gloomy Dean | English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954) |
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| Jimenez de Cisneros, Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros | prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517) |
| Newman, John Henry Newman, Cardinal Newman | English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement |
| Richelieu, Duc de Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu | French prelate and statesman |
| Tutu, Desmond Tutu | South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931) |
| Ussher, James Ussher, Usher, James Usher | Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) |
| Wykeham, William of Wykeham | English prelate and statesman |
| Wyszynski, Stefan Wyszynski | Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981) |
| Broader | priest | A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites |
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| Spanish | arcipreste, cardenal, jerarca, mitrado, prelado, prelatura, primado, sumo sacerdote |
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| Catalan | arxiprestat, arxipreste, cardenal, jerarca, mitrat, prelat, prelatura, primat |
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