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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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I remember Suzanne standing before the little table, behind which was the predicant with his book.

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

Also my quarrel with the predicant had put me out of temper.

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

A bishop—not a mere predicant, not a prediger.

From Biographia Literaria by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

"My dear young lady," he remonstrated, "can you blame me for the unwise, indiscreet utterances of every Dutch predicant who opens his mouth?"

From The Rhodesian by Page, Gertrude

Here the predicant woke up, seeing his chance.

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