chaplains
Military spiritual advisors
Chaplains are clergy or spiritual advisors attached to institutions rather than congregations—military units, hospitals, prisons, universities, or legislatures.
They provide religious services, counseling, and pastoral care to people in settings where a traditional church isn't available: The hospital chaplain visited patients regardless of their faith.
Military chaplains hold officer rank and deploy with troops.
Professional guidance for problems
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- solaceRelief from distress
- consolationComfort during distress
- empathySharing another's emotions
support · reassurance · compassion · grief · bereavement · crisis · trauma · listening
Address to deity
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- communionProfound shared closeness
- memorial serviceEvent honoring the deceased
funeral · wedding · baptism · anointing · invocation · benediction · scripture · sermon
Clergy appointment ceremony
- pastorChristian congregation leader
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- reverendWorthy of veneration
deacon · ordained · vicar · rector · parson · curate · imam · rabbi
Medical treatment facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- universityHigher education institution
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
correctional · nursing home · police · fire department · first responders · corporate · airport · stadium
Organized distribution of resources
- warzoneArea of active fighting
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- battalionMid-sized military unit
regiment · brigade · veterans · barracks · base · field service · memorial · fallen soldiers
Promoting religious unity
- multifaithIncluding various religions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
tolerance · diversity · nondenominational · secular · humanist · Buddhist · Muslim · Jewish
counseling
Professional guidance for problems
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- solaceRelief from distress
- consolationComfort during distress
empathy · support · reassurance · compassion · grief · bereavement · crisis · trauma · listening · presence
prayer
Address to deity
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- communionProfound shared closeness
memorial service · funeral · wedding · baptism · anointing · invocation · benediction · scripture · sermon · worship
ordination
Clergy appointment ceremony
- pastorChristian congregation leader
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- ministerReligious leader or serve
reverend · deacon · ordained · vicar · rector · parson · curate · imam · rabbi · ecclesiastical
hospital
Medical treatment facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- universityHigher education institution
campus · correctional · nursing home · police · fire department · first responders · corporate · airport · stadium · Olympic village
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
battalion · regiment · brigade · veterans · barracks · base · field service · memorial · fallen soldiers · dog tags
ecumenical
Promoting religious unity
- multifaithIncluding various religions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
dialogue · tolerance · diversity · nondenominational · secular · humanist · Buddhist · Muslim · Jewish · Hindu
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- Union soldiersUnion infantry, federal troops, enlisted men, volunteers, privates
- Australasian ChristianityPresbyterian Church, Methodist Church, Salvation Army, Pentecostalism, Anglican Church
- chaplainspadre, ordained minister
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
chaplainsparish priests
Local church leaders
pastors · rectors · vicars · local clergy · temple priests
chaplainspsychologists
Mental health researchers
social workers · therapists · psychiatrists · mental health professionals · life coaches
- military chaplainArmed forces clergy member
- hospital chaplainFaith leader serving patients
- prison chaplainClergy for incarcerated people
- army chaplainsClergy serving military personnel
- school chaplainsReligious leaders in education
- combat chaplainArmed forces religious leader