3
prelatic(adjective, clergy)
3
religious(adjective, belief, virtuous, spiritual, sacred)
3
sacred(adjective, virtuous, spiritual, religious, clergy)
3
spiritual(adjective, virtuous, religious, sacred, devout)
2
abbatical
2
administrative(adjective, professional, structural)
2
assistant
2
chaplain(noun, divine, cardinal, minister, priest)
2
church(adjective, religious, priestly, ecclesiastical)
2
clerkish(adjective, office, salaried, secretarial, scribal)
2
clerkly(adjective, office, salaried, secretarial, scribal)
2
curate(noun, divine, cardinal, priest, primate)
2
episcopalian
2
monkish(adjective, clergy, churchdom)
2
priest-ridden
2
rabbinic
2
rector(noun, divine, cardinal, priest, primate)
2
shepherd(noun, divine, cardinal, priest, primate)
2
subordinate(adjective, s, secretarial)
2
ultramontane
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