# religious leader

> English word · Noun

## 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.

## Source
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