prelate's

Senior church official's

Prelate's is the possessive form of prelate, a high-ranking member of the clergy such as a bishop, archbishop, or cardinal.

The form indicates something belonging to or associated with such a figure: the prelate's residence, the prelate's official duties, the prelate's blessing.

ecclesiastical

bishop's

Of a high clergyman

patriarch's · mitre · crozier · cathedral · see · diocese · vestments · pallium · ring · throne

ceremonial

vestments

Ceremonial religious attire

  • robesLong loose outer garments
  • regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
  • mitrePointed clerical headwear

crozier · pectoral · processional · enthronement · liturgical · pontifical · consecration · ordination · blessing · incense

authority

jurisdiction

Legal authority's scope

  • decreeAuthoritative legal command
  • edictAuthoritative public command
  • mandateFormal authoritative directive

blessing · pronouncement · dispensation · excommunication · pastoral · flock · congregation · clergy · laity · governance

Opposites
ecclesiastical rank

prelate'slayman's

Non-specialist's simplified perspective

novice's · sexton's · vicar's

clergy vs. laity

prelate'slayman's

Non-specialist's simplified perspective

commoner's · worshipper's

sacred vs. secular authority

prelate'snobleman's

Belonging to titled gentry

prince's · king's · governor's · magistrate's

Family

prelate, prelates, prelateship

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