All chaplain synonyms
chap·lain
C c noun chaplain
- preacher — a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel.
- rabbi — the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community. Compare cantor (def 2).
- cleric — A cleric is a member of the clergy.
- priest — a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- pastor — a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- minister — a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- vicar — Church of England. a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong. the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.