archpriest | (noun) a senior clergyman and dignitary | Synonyms: hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate |
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impropriety | (noun) an act of undue intimacy | Synonyms: familiarity, indecorum, liberty |
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(noun) an indecent or improper act | Synonyms: indecency |
(noun) an improper demeanor | Synonyms: improperness |
(noun) the condition of being improper | - |
priest | (noun) a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders | - |
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(noun) a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion | Synonyms: non-Christian priest |
priestcraft | (noun) the skills involved in the work of a priest | - |
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(noun) a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs | - |
priestess | (noun) a woman priest | - |
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priesthood | (noun) the body of ordained religious practitioners | - |
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proprietary | (noun) an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits | Synonyms: proprietorship |
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proprietor | (noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business | Synonyms: owner |
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proprietorship | (noun) an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits | Synonyms: proprietary |
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proprietress | (noun) a woman proprietor | - |
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propriety | (noun) correct or appropriate behavior | Synonyms: correctitude, properness |
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reprieve | (noun) the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment | Synonyms: respite |
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(noun) a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) | - |
(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: abatement, hiatus, respite, suspension |
(noun) a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort | Synonyms: respite |