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How to pronounce priest:

Synonyms for priest:

archbishop
archpriest
bishop
canon
celebrant
chaplain
churchman
clergyman
clergyman or woman
clergyperson
cleric
clerical
clerk
confessor
curate
deacon
divine
domestic prelate
dominie
ecclesiastic
father
father confessor
hierarch
high priest
holy man or woman or person
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Antonyms for priest:

agnostic
atheist
believer
disbeliever
doubter
female priest
follower
heathen
high priestess
laic
laity
layman
layperson
laywoman
member of the congregation
neophyte
non-christian
nonbeliever
pagan
parishioner
priestess
proselyte
sceptic
secular
skeptic
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