Divine
Divine noun - A person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church.
Usage example: the great influence exerted by the Puritan divines in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Rector and divine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rector" instead a noun "Divine".
Rector
Rector noun - A person authorized to conduct religious worship.
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Rector and Divine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/divine/rector
Divine & Rector. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/divine/rector>.
Rector or Divine. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/divine/rector.
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