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DOMESTIC PRELATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does domestic prelate mean?
• DOMESTIC PRELATE (noun)
The noun DOMESTIC PRELATE has 1 sense:
1. (Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household
Familiarity information: DOMESTIC PRELATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("domestic prelate" is a kind of...):
priest (a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders)
Domain category:
Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)
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