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noun
a person who gives religious or sacred leadership, though not necessarily the leader of a religious organization
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a leader in religious or sacred affairs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: leader
Narrower terms: cantor, hazan, Catholicos, clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth, Evangelist, patriarch, pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome, priest, non-Christian priest, rabbi, Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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