The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PRELATE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2018.
Church dignitary crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRELATE | 59 % | 7 |
| ELDER | 33 % | 5 |
| BISHOP | 3 % | 6 |
| PRIMATE | 3 % | 7 |
| CANON | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Church dignitary
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- clergy
- ecclesiastic
- prelate
- elder
- archdeacon
- archbishop
- father
- metropolis
- dean
- evangelist
- patriarch
- archimandrite
Crossword Answer definitions
PRELATE noun- A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
- To act as a prelate.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PRELATE
- Ranking clergyman
- Church VIP
- Bishop
- Church dignitary
- Sacred head
- Church official
- Tutu, for one
- Bishop, for one
- Bishop, e.g.
- Archbishop, e.g.
More clues leading to the result ELDER
- Church official
- Kind of statesman
- Senior
- Church VIP
- Church leader
- Of superior rank
- Official in the church
- Like one who came out first
- Someone to respect
- Tribal leader
More clues leading to the result BISHOP
- Board member?
- Chess piece
- Knight's neighbor
- Man whose actions are biased?
- Billy ___ (Canadian WWI ace)
- It moves diagonally in chess
- Diocese leader
- Comedian Joey
- Diocese dignitary
- Spiritual supervisor
More clues leading to the result PRIMATE
- Ape or gibbon, e.g.
- Ape, for one
- Country's top bishop
- Gibbon or gorilla
- Ape or chimp
- Man or monkey
- Word from the Latin for "dignitary"
- Mandrill, for one
- Human or chimpanzee
- Church dignitary.