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DOMESTIC PRELATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household
Classified under:
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)