The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ELDERS , but the solution may also be DEACONS which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in LA Times).
Church officers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELDERS | 73 % | 6 |
| DEACONS | 18 % | 7 |
| SEXTONS | 9 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Church officers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- churchwarden
- elder
- synod
- elders
- beadle
- office
- official
- palace
- parish
- tribune
- consistory
- member
Crossword Answer definitions
ELDERS noun- An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
- One who is older than another.
- One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
- An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
- A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
- One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
- Male missionary.
- (often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
- A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
- To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
- A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
- Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
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 ELDERS
- Church fathers
- Church officers
- Respectable people?
- Shortest-serving Surgeon General
- Tribal spokesmen
- Ones born before you
- Respectable ones?
- Council members, often
- People to respect
- Leaders of the tribe, perhaps
More clues leading to the result DEACONS
- Clerics below priests
- Certain clerics
- Church officers
- Church officials
- Masonic officers
- Temporal officers of a church.
- Priests' subordinates
- Catholic clerics
- Some men in church
- Some church officials