"religious leader" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: religious leaders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} religious leader (plural religious leaders)
  1. Someone who is recognized by a religious body as having some authority within that body. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-religious_leader-en-noun-kg5TpVxN Disambiguation of People: 72 5 23
  2. The leader of a religious order.
    Sense id: en-religious_leader-en-noun-oV7P5lBn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 65 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 44 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 48 45
  3. In Catholicism, any of a number of individuals, including priests, cardinals, bishops, and the supreme pontiff.
    Sense id: en-religious_leader-en-noun-3QR1Blkz Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 44 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 48 45

Inflected forms

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