1. (n.) Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop.
2. (n.) The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See Note Cardinal.
3. (n.) A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church.
4. (n.) A fish; the ruff.
Thesaurus Entries
Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, abuna, antipope, archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, bishop, bishop coadjutor, canon, cardinal, cardinal bishop, cardinal deacon, cardinal priest, chaplain, coadjutor, curate, dean, diocesan, ecclesiarch, exarch, hierarch, high priest, metropolitan, papa, patriarch, penitentiary, pontiff, prebendary, prelate, primate, rector, rural dean, subdean, suffragan, vicar
