'Prelate' definitions:
Definition of 'prelate'
(from WordNet)
noun
Definition of 'Prelate'
From: GCIDE
- Prelate \Prel"ate\ (?; 48), n. [F. pr['e]lat, 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: This word and the words derived from it are often used invidiously, in English ecclesiastical history, by dissenters, respecting the Established Church system. [1913 Webster]
- Hear him but reason in divinity, . . . You would desire the king were made a prelate. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Prelate'
From: GCIDE
- Prelate \Prel"ate\, v. i. To act as a prelate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Right prelating is busy laboring, and not lording. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prelate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abuna,
- antipope,
- archbishop,
- archdeacon,
- archpriest,
- bishop,
- bishop coadjutor,
- canon,
- cardinal,
- cardinal bishop,
- cardinal deacon,
- cardinal priest,
- chaplain,
- coadjutor,
- curate,
- dean,
- diocesan,
- ecclesiarch,
- exarch,
- Grand Penitentiary,
- hierarch,
- high priest,
- Holy Father,
- metropolitan,
- papa,
- patriarch,
- penitentiary,
- pontiff,
- pope,
- prebendary,
- primate,
- rector,
- rural dean,
- subdean,
- suffragan,
- vicar