religious leader

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

religious leader (plural religious leaders)

  1. Someone who is recognized by a religious body as having some authority within that body.
  2. The leader of a religious order.
  3. In Catholicism, any of a number of individuals, including priests, cardinals, bishops, and the supreme pontiff.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=religious_leader&oldid=82301237"