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noun
Someone who is recognized by a religious body as having some authority within that body.
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noun
The leader of a religious order.
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noun
In Catholicism, any of a number of individuals, including priests, cardinals, bishops, and the supreme pontiff.
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noun
leader of a religious order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: leader, religious person
Narrower terms: ayatollah, guru, Mahdi, Al-hakim, Asanga, Joshua, Khomeini, Ruholla Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini, Moon, Sun Myung Moon, Nanak, Guru Nanak, Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Seton, Elizabeth Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, Mother Seton, Wise, Isaac Mayer Wise, Stephen Samuel Wise, Young, Brigham Young
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