| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prior |
| Synonyms: | abbot-general, archabbot, friar, monk, rector |
| Main Entry: | monk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | man who devotes life to contemplation of god |
| Synonyms: | abbot, anchorite, ascetic, brother, cenobite, eremite, friar, hermit, monastic, priest, recluse, religious, solitary |
| Notes: | the difference between a monk and a friar is that friars get out and do not stay in monasteries |
| Main Entry: | prelate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | priest |
| Synonyms: | abbess, abbot, archbishop, bishop, cardinal, dignitary, ecclesiastic, hierarch |
| Main Entry: | ecclesiastic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | church person |
| Synonyms: | abbot, chaplain, cleric, divine, minister, parson, pastor, preacher, prelate, priest, reverend |