Cleric
Crossword Clue and Answers

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Publications

  • The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 27 Nov 2016

Crossword Answers

5 letters

VICAR
(Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish

CANON
A complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church

6 letters

RECTOR
A person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

DEACON
A Protestant layman who assists the minister

DIVINE
Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

PARSON
A person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

PRIEST
A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

FATHER
(Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom

8 letters

REVEREND
A title of respect for a clergyman

MINISTER
A person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"

9 letters

CLERGYMAN
A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

CHURCHMAN
A clergyman or other person in religious orders

12 letters

ECCLESIASTIC
A clergyman or other person in religious orders

13 letters

MANOFTHECLOTH
A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church