blackcoat

NOUN

clergyman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bishop chaplain cleric evangelist missionary pastor pontiff preacher priest rabbi

STRONG

abbey archbishop cardinal cassock churchman clerk curate dean divine ecclesiastic father monsignor padre parson primate rector reverend sermonizer shepherd vicar

WEAK

bible thumper devil dodger ecclesiast harp polisher predicant pulpitarian pulpiteer sky pilot sky scout the rev turn-around collar

Antonyms

WEAK

layman layperson

NOUN

clergyperson

Synonyms

WEAK

abbey archbishop bishop cardinal cassock chaplain churchperson cleric clerk curate dean divine ecclesiast ecclesiastic evangelist father missionary monsignor padre parson pastor person of God person of the cloth pontiff preacher predicant priest primate pulpitarian pulpiteer rabbi rector reverend sermonizer shepherd vicar

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She was strict, the matron of the school, but only justly so, for she had a heart and a face like her brother's, the "Blackcoat."

From The Moccasin Maker by Mair, Charles

Oh, if the "Blackcoat" would only cease to talk of it!

From The Moccasin Maker by Mair, Charles

It was the first word she ever spoke to the "Blackcoat."

From The Moccasin Maker by Mair, Charles

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