Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

religious leader

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
re-li-gious lead-er
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who is recognized by a religious body as having some authority within that body.

noun

The leader of a religious order.

noun

In Catholicism, any of a number of individuals, including priests, cardinals, bishops, and the supreme pontiff.

Example Sentences

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

religious leaders (plural)

Questions

What does religious leader mean?
Someone who is recognized by a religious body as having some authority within that body.

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