Associations to the word «Prelates»

Wiktionary

PRELATE, noun. A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
PRELATE, verb. (obsolete) To act as a prelate.
PRELATE, proper noun. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Dictionary definition

PRELATE, noun. A senior clergyman and dignitary.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley