MONSIGNOR Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

monsignor

noun

Definition of monsignor

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Recent Examples of monsignor When the monsignor fell to the floor, Sharp then used a radio frequency remote control to unleash the fake blood, creating the illusion that the monsignor had collapsed because he was stabbed. — Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025 This go around, Blanc (Daniel Craig) descends on an upstate New York town to solve the murder of a domineering and hate-spewing monsignor (Brolin). — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2025 The plot revolves around a young priest (Josh O'Connor) who's accused of killing the monsignor (Josh Brolin). — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025 In 2009, he was appointed a Prelate of Honor to Pope Benedict, given the title reverend monsignor. — Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for monsignor

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Noun

The group was founded in 1970 in Switzerland by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, a French prelate, but five years later was officially suppressed by the Bishop of Fribourg.

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
In roughly 33 hours over the course of two days, the diverse group of international prelates elected Prevost on the fourth ballot.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

Definition of prelate

Noun

People have bet on the next president and the next pope, on war and on peace.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Attendees arrived sporting Malört T-shirts, jerseys, hats shaped like the bottle and Malört-themed costumes, including the Mandalorian and pope.

— Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of pope

Noun

Iger is married to broadcast journalist Willow Bay, a former model who is dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Alexia Rolle, the dean of career and technical education at Miami Dade College, has seen how apprenticeships can change lives.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of dean

Noun

Among the mourners and dozens of clergy at Trinity Cathedral in midtown Sacramento on Thursday was a man who met Jerry Lamb just once but whose life the late bishop touched.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Man of books and learning Several of the videos show Athanasius of Alexandria, a fourth-century bishop and theologian traditionally considered one of the church fathers.

— Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of bishop

Noun

As negotiations resumed under the mediation of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Cochabamba, Tito Solari, hopes briefly rose that the monthslong conflict might finally be nearing an end.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
The mother of the former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was taken; so were an Anglican archbishop and his wife.

— Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of archbishop

Noun

This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.

— Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021
Before coming to Birmingham, Webster had served 18 years as executive presbyter of the Presbytery of Sierra Blanca in southern New Mexico.

— Greg Garrison, AL.com, 19 July 2017

Definition of presbyter

Noun

The first is the strikingly Gothic diocesan throne, which sits in the cathedral choir and dates from the Victorian era.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.

— David Tarrant, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2020

Definition of diocesan

Noun

The abbot eventually suspended the monk from his clerical duties a few months ago and the pair’s relationship worsened, per the outlet.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
The court found that Shi used his positions, including as the temple abbot, to illegally embezzle more than $19 million alone or in conspiracy with others, between 2003 and 2025, CCTV reported.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

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