priesthood
English Thesaurus
1. the body of ordained religious practitioners (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | profession, |
| definition | : | the body of people in a learned occupation (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | ministry, |
| definition | : | religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | rabbinate, |
| definition | : | rabbis collectively (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | clergy, |
| definition | : | in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | priest, |
| definition | : | a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | non-christian priest, priest, |
| definition | : | a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | priest, |
| definition | : | a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | non-christian priest, priest, |
| definition | : | a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion (noun.person) |
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