"prelate" meaning in English

See prelate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɛlət/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prelate.wav Forms: prelates [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlət Etymology: From Old French prelat, from Medieval Latin praelatus, from past participle of praeferre (“to prefer”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*telh₂- (bear)}}, {{der|en|fro|prelat}} Old French prelat, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} prelate (plural prelates)
  1. A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop. Derived forms: prelateship, prelatess, prelatic, prelatical, prelatise, prelatist, prelatize, prelatry Related terms: Opus Dei, Personal Prelate, prelacy, prelatial, prelation, prelature, prefer, preferred, preference Translations (clergyman): prelatu (Basque), свещеник (sveštenik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), прелат (prelat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), prelat [masculine] (Catalan), prelát [masculine] (Czech), prælat [common-gender] (Danish), kerkvorst [masculine] (Dutch), prelaat [masculine] (Dutch), prelaatti (Finnish), prélat [masculine] (French), prelado [masculine] (Galician), Prälat [masculine] (German), αρχιερέας (archieréas) [masculine] (Greek), prelátus (Hungarian), főpap (Hungarian), prelato [masculine] (Italian), prelatas (Lithuanian), prelatas [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), prelat [masculine] (Occitan), prałat [masculine] (Polish), prelado [masculine] (Portuguese), прела́т (prelát) [masculine] (Russian), prelát [masculine] (Slovak), prelado [masculine] (Spanish), prelat [common-gender] (Swedish), prelado (Tagalog), прела́т (prelát) [masculine] (Ukrainian), prałāt [masculine] (Vilamovian)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹɛlət/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prelate.wav Forms: prelates [present, singular, third-person], prelating [participle, present], prelated [participle, past], prelated [past]
Rhymes: -ɛlət Etymology: From Old French prelat, from Medieval Latin praelatus, from past participle of praeferre (“to prefer”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*telh₂- (bear)}}, {{der|en|fro|prelat}} Old French prelat, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin Head templates: {{en-verb}} prelate (third-person singular simple present prelates, present participle prelating, simple past and past participle prelated)
  1. (intransitive), (obsolete) To act as a prelate. Tags: intransitive
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          "text": "The day before, Cardinal Burke and other traditionalist prelates made public an exchange of letters with Francis in which they aired grave doubts about the legitimacy of a major assembly of the world’s bishops and laypeople that will, on Wednesday, begin discussing some of the most sensitive topics in the church.",
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