The women liked to go there, but the priests were the first to die.Father Matthew Connor was not a modern priest.Garvey says his machine tends to be a little more heavy-handed with the Hail Marys than your average priest.Marquez has been a priest for over twenty years.clergyman a male member of the clergy – used especially in the past His youngest son decided to become a clergyman. the clergy the official leaders in organized religions, such as the priests, rabbis, and mullahs Around 30 members of the clergy gathered for the meeting. holy man someone who is treated with great respect by people who belong to a religion A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, was performing yoga on the banks of the River Ganges.
chaplain someone, especially a priest, who takes care of the religious needs of an organization such as a college, hospital, prison, or the military the prison chaplain pastor American English someone who is in charge of the prayers, ceremonies etc in some branches of the Protestant church a Baptist pastor rabbi the person who is in charge of the prayers, ceremonies etc in the Jewish religion Israel’s chief rabbis mullah a Muslim teacher of law and religion The people turned to their traditional leaders, the mullahs.
bishop a priest of high rank in some branches of the Christian church, who is the head of all the churches and priests in a large area the Bishop of Oxford a meeting of bishops vicar a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a church in a particular area our local vicar preacher someone who gives the sermon (=a religious talk as part of a church service ) in some Protestant churches a Methodist preacher minister the formal word for any priest in some branches of the Christian church In 1843,450 ministers of the church broke away from the established church of Scotland. The priest who married us was very friendly and helpful.