Definition of prelate Prelate

/pɹɛˈlɪt/ - [prelit] - prel•ate

We found 8 definitions of prelate from 6 different sources.

What does prelate mean?

Noun
prelate - a senior clergyman and dignitary
		archpriest, hierarch, high priest, primate
		priest a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

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prelate (Noun)
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
prelate (Verb)
To act as a prelate.

prelate (n.)
A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church.
prelate (v. i.)
To act as a prelate.

prelate
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.

prelate
prel′āt, n. the holder of one of those higher dignities in the church to which, of their own right, is attached a proper jurisdiction, not derived by delegation from any superior official: a church dignitary.—ns. Prel′acy, the office of a prelate: the order of bishops or the bishops collectively: church government by prelates: episcopacy; Prel′ateship.—adjs. Prelat′ic, -al, pertaining to prelates or prelacy.—adv. Prelat′ically.—v.t. and v.i. Prel′atise, to make or to become prelatical.—ns. Prel′atism, Prel′ature, prelacy: the time during which a prelate exercises authority; Prel′atist, an upholder of prelacy. [Fr. prélat—L. prelatus—præ, before, latus, borne.]