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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clergyperson |
| Synonyms: | clergy, clergyman, clerical, divine, holy, minister, monsignor, parson, priest, sacred, venerable |
| Notes: | a minister is commonly a person who leads the congregation of a Protestant church; pastor is another word for priest or minister and reverend is a generic prefix for a Christian leader |
| Main Entry: | age-old |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very old |
| Synonyms: | aged, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old, old-fashioned, old-time, olden, timeworn, venerable, vintage, well-established |
| Main Entry: | olden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, cast-off, crumbling, dated, decayed, demode, done, early, erstwhile, former, hackneyed*, hoary, immemorial, late, moth-eaten, of old, of yore, old as Methuselah, old as the hills, old-fashioned, old-time, oldfangled, once, onetime, original, out-of-date, outmoded, passé, past, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, quondam, relic, remote, rusty, sometime, stale, superannuated, time-worn, timeworn, traditional, unfashionable, unoriginal, venerable, worn-out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pietistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | holy |
| Synonyms: | angelic, believing, blessed, chaste, clean, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, devotional, devout, divine, faithful, faultless, glorified, god-fearing, godlike, godly, good, hallowed, humble, immaculate, innocent, just, moral, perfect, pietistical, pious, prayerful, pure, religious, revered, reverent, righteous, sacrosanct, sainted, saintlike, saintly, sanctified, seraphic, spiritual, spotless, sublime, uncorrupt, undefiled, untainted, unworldly, upright, venerable, venerated, virtuous |
| Main Entry: | pietistical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | holy |
| Synonyms: | angelic, believing, blessed, chaste, clean, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, devotional, devout, divine, faithful, faultless, glorified, god-fearing, godlike, godly, good, hallowed, humble, immaculate, innocent, just, moral, perfect, pietistic, pious, prayerful, pure, religious, revered, reverent, righteous, sacrosanct, sainted, saintlike, saintly, sanctified, seraphic, spiritual, spotless, sublime, uncorrupt, undefiled, untainted, unworldly, upright, venerable, venerated, virtuous |
| Main Entry: | prayerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | holy |
| Synonyms: | angelic, believing, blessed, chaste, clean, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, devotional, devout, divine, faithful, faultless, glorified, god-fearing, godlike, godly, good, hallowed, humble, immaculate, innocent, just, moral, perfect, pietistic, pietistical, pious, pure, religious, revered, reverent, righteous, sacrosanct, sainted, saintlike, saintly, sanctified, seraphic, spiritual, spotless, sublime, uncorrupt, undefiled, untainted, unworldly, upright, venerable, venerated, virtuous |
| Main Entry: | splendorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | glorious |
| Synonyms: | august, beautiful, bright, brilliant, celebrated, dazzling, delightful, distinguished, effulgent, elevated, eminent, enjoyable, esteemed, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, gorgeous, grand, gratifying, great, heavenly, heroic, honored, illustrious, immortal, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, memorable, noble, notable, noted, pleasurable, preeminent, proud, radiant, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, shining, splendid, sublime, superb, time-honored, triumphant, venerable, well-known, wonderful |
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