clerc

Definitions of clerc
  1. noun
    a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
    synonyms: ecclésiastique, pasteur
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    antonyms:
    laïque, profane
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
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    acolyte
    someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
    aumônier, chapelain
    a clergyman ministering to some institution
    ecclésiastique, pasteur
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders
    curé, pasteur
    a person authorized to conduct religious worship
    prêcheur
    someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
    curé
    a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
    pasteur
    (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish
    pasteur
    (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
    enfant de choeur
    a boy serving as an acolyte
    cardinal
    a senior clergyman and dignitary
    évêque
    a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
    célébrant, officiant
    an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
    confesseur
    a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
    Père
    `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
    aumônier
    a chaplain in one of the military services
    curé, pasteur
    a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
    type of:
    leader spireatuel, mentor
    a leader in religious or sacred affairs
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