Church dignitary Crossword Clue

While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Church dignitary crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on January 22 2023 in the popular Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Church dignitary has a total of 5 letters.

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99%ELDERChurch dignitaryNewsday

Definition

Older; more aged, or existing longer.
Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed to younger, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc.
One who is older; a superior in age; a senior.
An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church.
A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder.
A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries.

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  • Newsday: Jan 22, 2023

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