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Synonyms for parson

  • noun

Most common

pastor rector clergyman churchman

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Rector

rector, clergyman, pastor, minister, churchman, ecclesiastic, curate, divine

2. Autem jet — an Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law

autem jet dated UK, autem bawler slang dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.

  2. n. 2

    A Protestant minister.

Related words

Word family
parsonage parsonhood parsonic parsonical parsonship
Phrases
parson's nose parson bird
Is a kind of
cleric minister priest

Forms

Plural
parsons → rectors, clergymen, pastors, ministers…

Example sentences

  • pastor Tom is the pastor at the church that Mary goes to.
  • rector In April 1933, Heidegger was appointed rector of the University of Freiburg.
  • clergyman The clergyman has married three couples this week.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
parsonfalling
pastorrising
rectorfalling
clergymansteady
churchmanfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
divine2, pastor2, rector2, curate2
8 letters
minister3
9 letters
clergyman3, churchman2
12 letters
ecclesiastic5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (divine2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
curé
Italiano
curato
Deutsch
Geistlicher
Català
capellà