Synonyms of priests

priests

noun

plural of priest

as in preachers

a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church

searched for a priest who could perform an exorcism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preachers
• clerics
• bishops
• clergymen
• ministers
• clericals
• deacons
• pastors
• ecclesiastics
• reverends
• prelates
• fathers
• chaplains
• divines
• clerks
• priestesses
• monks
• popes
• missionaries
• archbishops
• clergypersons
• churchmen
• abbots
• dominies
• vicars
• presbyters
• rectors
• padres
• deans
• deaconesses
• friars
• clergywomen
• confessors
• shepherds
• evangelists
• diocesans
• parsons
• curés
• missioners
• religious
• archpriests
• curates
• mendicants
• monastics
• monsignors
• abbés
• oblates
• Holy Joes
• revivalists
• monsignori
• sky pilots
• high priests
• missionizers
• high priestesses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laymen
• laypeople
• secular
• seculars
• laypersons
• lectors
• lay readers

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of priests

The motion could have also granted the DOJ access to claims made against individuals within the Archdiocese who weren't clergy members, such as visiting priests, teachers and volunteers. —Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024

He and Brandy were joined at the hospital by his mother and two priests, and everyone said their final farewells. —Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024