prelate
Collocations
3VERB + PRELATE
learned, made
PRELATE + NOUN
authority, bishop
PREP.
between
Definitions
noun
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
Hear him but reason in divinity, […] / You would desire the king were made a prelate.
’Tis acknowledg’d on all hands, ſays that learned Prelate, that the Authority, either of the Scripture or of Tradition, is founded merely on the Teſtimony of the Apoſtles, who were Eye-witneſſes to thoſe Miracles of our Saviour, by which he prov’d his divine Miſſion.
verb
(obsolete) To act as a prelate.
18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough Right prelating is busy labouring, and not lording.
name
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Synonyms
noun — a senior clergyman and dignitary
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5Hear him but reason in divinity, […] / You would desire the king were made a prelate.
Wiktionary’Tis acknowledg’d on all hands, ſays that learned Prelate, that the Authority, either of the Scripture or of Tradition, is founded merely on the Teſtimony of the Apoſtles, who were Eye-witneſſes to th
WiktionaryInthronization, in ancient times, immediately succeeded the rite of consecration; the new bishop being honourably placed in his episcopal chair by the prelates assembled for his consecration.
Wiktionary18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough Right prelating is busy labouring, and not lording.
WiktionaryWhat's the difference between a prelate and a bishop?
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