Noun
leader of a religious order
Source: WordNetAbd ar-Rahman's move made him both the political and the religious leader of all the Muslims in al-Andalus, as well as the protector of his Christian and Jewish subjects. Source: Internet
An expert in goodwill and service, the religious leader has no such training in taming angry bears. Source: Internet
At Essentia facilities with Essentia-employed chaplains, they are available for ritual, support, prayer and assisting with virtual and phone connections with family and a patient’s clergy or religious leader. Source: Internet
But state law currently exempts clergy from reporting child abuse or neglect when a perpetrator confesses directly to a religious leader. Source: Internet
At the age of 61, Khomeini found the arena of leadership open following the deaths of Ayatollah Sayyed Husayn Borujerdi (1961), the leading, although quiescent, Shi'ah religious leader; and Ayatollah Abol-Ghasem Kashani (1962), an activist cleric. Source: Internet
In a bulletin dated May 5, 1980, Hubbard told his followers to preserve his teachings until an eventual reincarnation when he would return "not as a religious leader but as a political one". Source: Internet