prelate

[PrelĀ·ate]

A prelate is a high ranking member of the clergy, such as a cardinal, abbot, or bishop, who has authority over lesser clergy. Both Catholic and Protestant religions have prelates in their ranks.

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A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church.

Noun
a senior clergyman and dignitary


n.
A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church.

v. i.
To act as a prelate.


Prelate

Prel"ate (?; 48), n. [F. pr'82lat, LL. praelatus, fr. L. praelatus, used as p. p. of praeferre to prefer, but from a different root. See Elate.] A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church. &hand; 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.

Prelate

Prel"ate , v. i. To act as a prelate. [Obs.]
Right prelating is busy laboring, and not lording.

A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church.

To act as a prelate.

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