noun
- a high-ranking member of the clergy, especially a bishop or archbishop
Usage: formal
Examples
- The prelate delivered a sermon to the gathered congregation.
- Several prelates attended the Vatican council meeting.
- The archbishop was the most senior prelate in the region.
- The prelate blessed the new cathedral before its opening.
- Medieval prelates often held significant political power.
- The pope appointed a new prelate to oversee the diocese.