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predicant

[pred-i-kuhnt] / ˈprɛd ɪ kənt /
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 blackcoat devil dodger ecclesiast harp polisher pulpitarian pulpiteer sky pilot sky scout the rev turn-around collar
Antonyms
WEAK
layman layperson
NOUN
clergyperson
Synonyms
WEAK
abbey archbishop bishop blackcoat 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 priest primate pulpitarian pulpiteer rabbi rector reverend sermonizer shepherd vicar

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Here the predicant woke up, seeing his chance.

From Swallow: a tale of the great trek by Haggard, Henry Rider

“But Ou’ Jackalse he ain’t a-seein’ nawtin’ but what she’s yust as glad to see him as if he was a predicant.

From Old Hendrik's Tales by Vaughan, Arthur Owen

At length came the eve of the wedding day and with it the predicant, who arrived hungry and thirsty but running over with smiles and blessings.

From Swallow: a tale of the great trek by Haggard, Henry Rider

Luckily, the predicant took no notice of this incident, for he was thinking about himself as he was too prone to do.

From Swallow: a tale of the great trek by Haggard, Henry Rider

A friar of the Dominican order; Ð called also predicant and preaching friar; in France, Jacobin.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah