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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 householdplay

  Familiarity information: DOMESTIC PRELATE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOMESTIC PRELATE (noun)


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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