prelate

• A complete list of all the published treatises upon the subject may be seen in Lenglet du Fresnoy POPE JOHN XXII This prelate is said to have been the friend and pupil of Arnold de Villeneuve, by whom he was instructed in all the secrets of alchymy. —  Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
• The right of the Roman see to appoint a bishop to act in its name had been already questioned by the protestant prelate, and met with a protest from the altar. —  The History of Tasmania, Volume I
• Notwithstanding his brilliant career, both the origin and birthplace of this prelate are unknown. —  Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum
• By gaining such forbidden knowledge he hoped to get Dr Pendle well under his thumb; and once there the prelate could be kept in that uncomfortable position until he gratified Mr Cargrim's ambition. —  The Bishop's Secret
• I therefore order and entrust you as prelate to take charge of the spiritual welfare of the said province until as said, a prelate is provided for it. —  Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings

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