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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
prelate
n 1: a senior clergyman and dignitary [syn: archpriest,
hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Prelate \Prel"ate\, v. i.
To act as a prelate. [Obs.]
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Right prelating is busy laboring, and not lording.
--Latimer.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
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Note: This word and the words derived from it are often used
invidiously, in English ecclesiastical history, by
dissenters, respecting the Established Church system.
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Hear him but reason in divinity, . . .
You would desire the king were made a prelate.
--Shak.
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4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
PRELATE. The name of an ecclesiastical officer. There are two orders of
prelates; the first is composed of bishops, and the second, of abbots,
generals of orders, deans, &c.
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5. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) |
PRELATE, n. A church officer having a superior degree of holiness and
a fat preferment. One of Heaven's aristocracy. A gentleman of God.
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Thesaurus Results for prelate:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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