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Meaning of religious leader | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Someone who is recognized by a religious body as having some authority within that body.
  2. The leader of a religious order.
  3. In Catholicism, any of a number of individuals, including priests, cardinals, bishops, and the supreme pontiff.

Equivalents

Türkçe şeyh

Examples

“A group of religious leaders in Somaliland is behind an attempt⟳ to replace⟳ a progressive sexual offences law passed in 2018 with a revised version that protects rapists rather than survivors and allows child marriage.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

religious liberty religious naturalism religious naturalist religious none religious order religious pluralism

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