religious leader

Noun

Meaning

leader of a religious order

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

minister rabbi mullah bishop deacon imam parson patriarch priestess deaconess father priest divine pastor preacher
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Antonyms

priestess laity layman lector infidel secular
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Hypernyms

leader religious person

Hyponyms

priest guru ayatollah

Examples

Abd 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

Close letter words and terms

religious journey religious judaism religious law religious leaders religious location religious marriage