prelado

Definitions of prelado
  1. noun
    a senior clergyman and dignitary
    synonyms: arcipreste, arzobispo, cardenal, jerarca, mitrado
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    examples:
    Richelieu
    French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
    type of:
    sacerdote
    a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
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