Churchman vs Prelate - What's the difference?
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A person (originally a man) of authority in a religious organization; a cleric.
:The bishop, a highly placed churchman , stated the religion's opinion.
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
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(obsolete) To act as a prelate.
* Latimer
Churchman is a related term of prelate.
As a noun churchman
is a person (originally a man) of authority in a religious organization; a cleric.As a proper noun prelate is
a village in saskatchewan, canada.churchman
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Noun
(churchmen)prelate
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(wikipedia prelate)Noun
(en noun)- Hear him but reason in divinity, / You would desire the king were made a prelate .
Derived terms
* prelateship * prelatess * prelatic * prelatical * prelatise * prelatist * prelatize * prelatryVerb
(prelat)- Right prelating is busy labouring, and not lording.