List of religious titles and styles

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This is an index of religious honorifics from various religions.

## Contents

* 1 Buddhism
* 2 Christianity
* 2.1 Eastern Orthodox
* 2.2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* 2.3 Protestantism
* 2.4 Catholicism
* 3 Hinduism
* 4 Islam
* 5 Judaism
* 6 Neopaganism
* 7 Raëlism
* 8 Scientology
* 9 Serer
* 10 Zoroastrianism
* 11 See also
* 12 References

## Buddhism

Main article: Religion:Buddhism

Buddhist honorifics and titles

Role  | Description
Dalai Lama  |
Gaden Tripa  |
Panchen Lama |
Ani  |
Dob-dob  |
Dorje Lopön |
Gyalwang Drukpa |
Gelongma  |
Geshe  |
Je Khenpo  |
Karmapa  |
Khenpo |
Lama | The teachers of Dharma in Tibet.
Pandita |
Rinpoche |
Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche  |
Shabdrung  |
Shamarpa  |
Tai Situpa  |
Tulku | In Tibetan Buddhism, a Lama who has through phowa and siddhi consciously determined to be reborn, often many times, in order to continue their Bodhisattva vow.
Acharya |
Agga Maha Pandita  |
Ajahn |
Ajari |
Anāgāmi |
Anagarika  |
Arhat  |
Ayya  |
Bhikkhu |
Bhikkhuni  |
Bodhisattva |
Chakravartin  |
Dhammacari  |
Dharmarakṣita (Sanskrit "Protected by the Dharma")  |
Jisha  |
Kaisan  |
Maha Kapphina |
Mae ji  |
Mahasiddha |
Oshō  |
Pratyekabuddha |
Rōshi  |
Sakadagami |
Samanera |
Samaneri  |
Sāvakabuddha |
Sayadaw |
Sensei  |
Sikkhamānā  |
Singhai  |
Sotāpanna |
Śrāvaka |
Sunim |
Temple boy  |
Tenzo |
Thero  |
Thilashin  |
Unsui  |
Upajjhaya  |
Upāsaka and Upāsikā |
Vajracharya |

## Christianity

Main article: Religion:Ecclesiastical titles and styles

### Eastern Orthodox

Main article: Religion:Eastern Orthodox Church

Eastern Orthodox honorifics and titles

Role  | Description
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople  | Ecumenical Patriarch [insert name], His All-Holiness, Your All-Holiness.
Successor of Saint Andrew the Apostle, one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ
Patriarch | Patriarch [insert name] of [place], Patriarch, His Beatitude, Your Beatitude.

The Patriarch of Alexandria is successor of Mark the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Mark.
The Patriarch of Antioch is one of the successors of Saint Peter, one of the Apostle of Jesus Christ.
The Patriarch of Jerusalem is successor of Saint James the Just, one of Apostles of Jesus Christ.

Archbishop of an independent Church  | The Most Reverend Archbishop [insert name] of [place], Archbishop John, His Beatitude, Your Beatitude.
Archbishop of a sub-national Church  | The Most Reverend Archbishop [insert name] of [place], Archbishop John, His Eminence, Your Eminence.
Metropolitan | The Most Reverend Metropolitan [insert name] of [place], Metropolitan John, His Eminence, Your Eminence.
Titular Metropolitan  | The Most Reverend Metropolitan [insert name] of [place], His Excellency, Your Excellency. Some Metropolitans use the style "The Very Most Reverend", and a Metropolitan who is the head of an independent Church is addressed as "Beatitude" rather than "Excellency".
Bishop | The Most Reverend Bishop [insert name] of [place], Bishop [insert name], His Grace, Your Grace.
Titular/Auxiliary Bishop  | Same as for Bishops, above, and in other languages Sayedna (Arabic), Despota (Greek), Vladika (Russian).
Priest (Presbyter)  | The Reverend Father or Father.
Protopriest  | The Very Reverend Protopriest or Father.
Archpriest | The Very Reverend Archpriest [insert name] or Father.
Archimandrite | The Very Reverend Archimandrite [insert name], or The Right Reverend Archimandrite, or Father.
Hieromonk (Priest-monk)  | The Reverend Hieromonk or Father. In other languages Abouna (Arabic), Pappas (Greek), Batushka (Russian)
Priest's Wife | Presbytera Mary (Greek), Khouria Mary (Arabic), Matushka Mary (Russian), Popadiya Mary (Serbian), Panimatushka (Ukrainian)
Deacon | The Reverend Father [insert name], Deacon [insert name], Father [insert name], Deacon Father [insert name], Deacon [insert name]
Protodeacon | The Reverend Protodeacon [insert name], Father [insert name], Deacon Father [insert name], Deacon [insert name]
Archdeacon | The Reverend Archdeacon [insert name], Father [insert name], Deacon Father [insert name], Deacon [insert name].
Hierodeacon (Deacon-monk)  | The Reverend Hierodeacon [insert name], Father [insert name]
Deacon's Wife | Diakonissa Mary (Greek), or the same titles as a priest's wife
Abbot | The Right Reverend Abbot [insert name], Abbot [insert name], Father [insert name]
Abbess | The Reverend Mother Superior [insert name], The Very Reverend Abbess [insert name], Reverend Mother [insert name], Mother [insert name]
Monk | Monk [insert name], Father [insert name]
Rassophore Monk  | Rassophore Monk [insert name], Father [insert name]
Stavrophore Monk  | Stavrophore Monk [insert name], Father [insert name]
Schemamonk  | Schemamonk [insert name], Father [insert name]
Novice  | Novice [insert name]; or Brother [insert name]. The title "Brother" is a result of Latin influence; the title is only given to some novices with a special blessing.
Nun | Nun [insert name], Mother [insert name]
Rassophore Nun  | Rassophore Nun [insert name], Sister [insert name]
Novice  | Sister [insert name]

### The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Latter Day Saints honorifics and titles

Role  | Description
Apostle  | "Elder [surname]"
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (or Acting President)  | "President [surname]"
Bishop | "Bishop [surname]" (the title is often retained as a courtesy after the individual is released from the calling)
Counselors in a Bishopric | "Brother [surname]"
Presiding Bishop and counselors in the Presiding Bishopric  | "Bishop [surname]" (the title is often retained as a courtesy after the individual is released from the calling)
Branch president  | "President [surname]"
Counselors in a branch presidency  | "Brother [surname]"
Deacon  | "Brother [surname]"
District President and counselors in a district presidency  | "President [surname]"
Elder | "Brother [surname]" (except for full-time missionaries, in which case it is "Elder [surname]")
High priest  | "Brother [surname]" (except for full-time missionaries, in which case it is "Elder [surname]")
Full-time missionaries (female)  | "Sister [surname]"
Full-time missionaries (male)  | "Elder [surname]"
Mission president  | "President [surname]"
Counselors in a mission presidency  | "President [surname]"
Mission president's wife  | "Sister [surname]"
Patriarch  | "Brother [surname]" or "Patriarch [surname]"
Presiding Patriarch  | "Elder [surname]" or "Patriarch [surname]"
Priest  | "Brother [surname]"
President of the Church and counselors in the First Presidency | "President [surname]"
Presidents of the Seventy  | "Elder [surname]"
Seventy  | "Elder [surname]"
Local and general Relief Society, Young Women, Young Men, Sunday School, and Primary presidents  | "President [surname]"
Stake President and counselors in a stake presidency  | "President [surname]"
Teacher  | "Brother [surname]"
Temple president  | "President [surname]"
Counselors in a temple presidency  | "President [surname]"
Matron (temple president's wife)  | "Sister [surname]"
Assistant to the Matron (wife of a temple presidency counselor)  | "Sister [surname]"
President (LDS Church honorific) | "President [surname]" is used for most positions that use the word "President" in the title (including all quorum presidents), with the following exceptions:

* "Elder [surname]" is used for members of the Presidency of the Seventy
* People in positions that use the word "Presiding" in the formal name are never called "President [surname]"

### Protestantism

Protestant Christian honorifics and titles

Role  | Description
Preacher | Some churches in the United States
Pastor |
Reverend  |
Elder | Some Presbyterian denominations distinguish between Teaching Elder (aka Minister of Word and Sacrament or Pastor) and Ruling Elder. Teaching Elders are ordained by the Presbytery and fill the role of pastor. Ruling Elders are ordained by the local church and serve on a board that leads the church.
Deacon |
Priestess  | A sect called Church of Christian Spiritualism & Lifestyle *Exclusive to Women (transinclusive)  |
Bishop | See also Bishop (Catholic Church)
Archbishop |
Resident Bishop  | This title is exclusive to the United Methodist Church.
Doctor | Most common in non-mainline churches (Doctor of Metaphysics (D.o.M. or Latin Dr. mph.) and Doctor of Divinity (D.o.D., alternative: D.D.). High ranking teachers in certain evangelical institutions bear the title "Scolasticus Theologicae" or “Professor” (ecclesiastical) (Pundit/Clerical professor of Theology). These are clerical titles, not academic.

### Catholicism

Catholicism titles

Role  | Description
Pope | Successor of Saint Peter, one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. Bishop of Rome and ultimate head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Presbyter | In the Latin Rite, this is a rarely-used synonym for priest.
Chaplain | A cleric (usually a bishop or priest) who has been entrusted with the spiritual care of some specific organization.
Chancellor  |
Bishop  | Most bishops are the head of a diocese with geographical boundaries, having authority over all of the priests and parishes within that diocese.
Abbot | The monk in charge of a monastery.
Patriarch | The head of an autocephalous, sui iuris, or autonomous church. Not frequently used in the Latin Rite.
Primate | A primate is a bishop to whom the title has been officially granted, usually the bishop of the oldest church of a nation. In the past the title carried jurisdiction over metropolitan bishops, but today usually it is purely honorific.
Major archbishop | Major archbishops are the heads of some of the Eastern Catholic Churches. Their authority within their sui juris church is equal to that of a patriarch, but they receive fewer ceremonial honors.
Metropolitan bishop | A metropolitan bishop is an archbishop in charge of an ecclesiastical province, or group of dioceses, and in addition to having immediate jurisdiction over his own archdiocese, also exercises some oversight over the other dioceses within that province. Sometimes a metropolitan may also be the head of an autocephalous, sui iuris, or autonomous church when the number of adherents of that tradition are small. In the Latin Rite, metropolitans are always archbishops; in many Eastern churches, the title is "metropolitan," with some of these churches using "archbishop" as a separate office.
Archbishop | An archbishop is the bishop of an archdiocese. This is usually a prestigious diocese with an important place in local church history. In the Roman Catholic Church, the title is purely honorific and carries no extra jurisdiction, though most archbishops are also metropolitan bishops, as above.
Suffragan bishop | A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a Metropolitan. He has direct authority within his own diocese but is subject to some oversight by a Metropolitan.
Titular bishop | A titular bishop is a bishop appointed to an episcopal see that is not governed by a residential (a titular see). He may serve as an auxiliary bishop of a diocese or as an official of the Roman Curia.
Auxiliary bishop | An auxiliary bishop is a titular bishop who is an assistant to a diocesan bishop. He is to be appointed as a vicar general or at least as an episcopal vicar of the diocese in which he serves.[1]
Coadjutor bishop | A coadjutor bishop is an assistant bishop who has the automatic right to succeed the incumbent diocesan bishop. The appointment of coadjutors is often seen as a means of providing for continuity of church leadership.
Chorbishop | A chorbishop is an official of a diocese in some Eastern Christian churches. Chorbishops are not generally ordained bishops – they are not given the sacrament of Holy Orders in that degree – but function as assistants to the diocesan bishop with certain honorary privileges.
Priest | The priest is the one who runs the services and is in charge of the church.
Cardinal  | Referred to as His Eminence; Your Eminence
Cardinal who is also an archbishop | His Eminence; Your Eminence
Abbot | Referred to as The Right Reverend; Father Abbot, others depending on personal and abbey custom.
Abbess, Prioress, superior of a religious order of women or a province  | Referred to as Reverend Mother or Mother Abbess
Protonotary Apostolic, Honorary Prelate, Chaplain of His Holiness | Referred to as The Reverend Monsignor. Postnominals are rarely used for Honorary Prelates or Chaplains of His Holiness.
Vicar General  | Referred to as The Very Reverend or Father
Judicial Vicar, Ecclesiastical Judge, Episcopal Vicar, Vicar Forane, Dean, Provincial Superior, Rector | Referred to as The Very Reverend or Father.
Monsignor | Referred to as Monsignor or The Reverend Monsignor. Generally no longer bestowed.
Canon | Referred to as The Very Reverend Canon[2]
Prior | Referred to as The Very Reverend or Father.
Pastor of a Catholic parish  | The priest in charge of a parish. Referred to as The Reverend or Father.
Parochial Vicar  | A priest assigned to assist at a parish, under the authority of the pastor.
Permanent Deacon  | Referred to as or Reverend Mr. or Deacon.
Lay Ecclesial Ministers  | Referred to by appropriate civil titles (Dr., Mr., Ms., etc.)
Religious Brothers, including monks  | Referred to as Brother.
Religious Sister, including nuns | Referred to as Sister. they are also one of god, they give their clothes to ones who need it more than they do.
Transitional Deacon | Referred to as Reverend Mister or Deacon.
Seminarian, deacon candidate, other theology students  | Referred to by appropriate civil titles (Dr., Mr., Ms., etc.)

## Hinduism

Main article: Religion:Hinduism

Hinduism honorifics and titles

Role  | Description
Abhyasi  | "One who studies"
Acharya | Head of Organization (can marry and have children)
Bhagat  | Devotee
Chakravartin  | the emperor of whole earth
Shankaracharya |
Devadasi  | a woman devotee who is living for god
Dvija  |
Firekeeper |
Godman  | The Godman is a Hindu ascetic
Goswami  |
Guru | Originally referring in Sanskrit to Brihaspati, a Hindu divine figure, today the term is commonly used in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, as well as in many new religious movements.
Gymnosophists |
Jagad guru  | world guru or world teacher
Mahamandaleshwar  |
Mahant  | Head of an Organization (could be an Acharya or Sadhu)
Maharshi  | great sage Or great rishi
Mantrik  | a priest who knows black magic
Melshanthi  |
Pandit  | Brahmin scholar or teacher or any person who is scholar in anything
Paramahamsa  | Refers to the 500 Paramhamsa (Sadhus) initiated by Purna Purushottam Nārāyan (Bhagwan Swaminarayan)
Paramguru  | the ultimate teacher or ultimate guru
Pujari  | a priest who does worship to god or goddess
Rajarshi  | the king of all sage, or a king who lives like a sage
Rishi  | or "Sadhu"
Rishi Muni  | same as "Rishi"
Sadhaka  | higher level of disciple, student who is of highest level in knowledge or on path of enlightenment
Sadhu | Religious ascetic or holy person. Dressed in saffron clothes. Sadhus live a life free from greed, ego, lust, anger, and other panchvishays (pleasure senses). Placed at the top of the caste pyramid. Also known as Monks, Yogi, Saints, Sant, Santos, or Sadhus.
Saint | Also known as Sadhu, Sant, Santos.
Sannyasa | Leaving one's life and joining Sainthood. Becoming a Sadhu.
Sant | Also known as Sadhu, Saint, Santos.
Satguru | "True Guru"
Shaunaka  |
Shishya  | disciple, student of guru
Swami | An ascetic or yogi who has been initiated into the religious monastic order founded by Adi Sankara,[3] or to a religious teacher.[4] When used as a prefix with a monastic name, "Swami" usually refers to men who have taken the oath of renunciation and abandoned their social status. The monastic name is usually a single word without a first and last name.
Yogi | "One who meditates" Also a word for Sadhu, Saint, Sant, Monk.

## Islam

Main article: Religion:Islam

Islamic honorifics and titles

Role  | Description
ʿAlayhiṣ ṣalāt wa as salām  | Means "Upon him prayer and peace"; used for all earlier Prophets and Angels.
ʿAlayhi wa ʿalā ālihi aṣ ṣalāt wa as salām  | Means "Upon him and his family be prayer and peace"
Salawāt Allah ʿalayhi wa ālihi  | Means "The exaltations of God shall be upon him and his family"
Salawat Allah wa Salamuhu 'Alayhi wa Alihi  | Means "The exaltations and peace of God be upon him and his family"
Salla 'llah 'Alayhi wa Alihi wa Sahbihi wa sallam  | Means, "May God exalt and bring peace upon him, his family, and his companions"
Salla 'llah 'alayhi wa Alihi wa sallam  | Means, "May God exalt and bring peace upon him and his progeny"
Radiya Allaho 'anho  | Means "May God be pleased with him"; Used for companions of prophet as well as scholars
Akhoond |
Allamah | A Sunni Islam term meaning the most respected of the Marjas; it is a Persian name for teacher that is also used by some to denote a teacher of extraordinary respect.
Amir al-Mu'minin | Leader of the faithful (only used for four Rashidun Caliphate)
Ash Shakur  |
Ayatollah | In Shi'a Islam, a high ranking title given to clerics.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques  | was Used By Saladin, Sultan Of the Ottoman Empire and Recently used By the King of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dervish | One who never disappoint beggars
Emir |
Habib
Hadrat  | Honorific title for all Muslims
Hajji  | One who performed the Hajj Pilgrimage
Imam | In Shi'a Islam, the Imam is appointed by God, and Muhammed was informed that the number of Imams after him will be 12.
Karram-Allah-u Wajhahu  | Other Honorific title of Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Khwaja  | Teacher of All Saints at that time
Khoja  | A Turkestani word
Mahdi | The 12th Imam will come either as a first time appearance or as a reappearance after a long occultation. The Mahdi is the greatest teacher, the Messiah of the Islamic World, and the Maitreya of Buddhism.
Makhdoom  |
Marabout | A spiritual teacher of Islam as it is taught in the West Africa and Maghreb, The word comes from the Berber concept of Saint. The "marabout" is known as "Sayyed" (سيد) to the Arabic speaking Maghribians.
Marja | In Shi'a Islam, The name means source to follow.
Mawlawi | A Persian word for teacher meaning Master.
Mawlānā | Learned one of Qur'an And Hadhith
Moinuddin  | Helper of Religion (used only for Gharib Nawaz, Most famous Sufi of India
Mu'min  | Highest Rank For followers of Qur'Aan and Hadhith
Mufti | A guide on the Path to the Source of living Water (the divine sharia law) is called Mufti.
Muhaddith  | Someone who has profound knowledge of the Haddith, and teaches by Narration, or storytelling.
Mullah | The title of the teachers at the Madrasahs, Islamic schools. Mullah is a teacher in regard of being respected as a vicar and guardian of Qur'an and the Islamic traditions.
Mujaddid  | Someone sent by God to aid the Umma and revive Islam at the beginning of every century .
Murshid | Spiritual Teacher
Otin |
Peace be upon him  | Used for Friends of Allah
Pir | Spiritual Leader [Male]
Pirani  | Spiritual Leader [Female]
Qalandar | Mystic
Radhiallahu 'anhu  | Used for Friends of Allah with Highest Rank
Rahimahullah  | Used for Friends of Allah
Rais | Chief, Leader (Arabic)
Sayyid | Descendant of Prophet Muhammad's Daughter Named Fatima Al Zahra
Sharif  | To Give Respect
Sheikh | An Arabic honorific term that literally means Elder. It is a long historic debate in many cultures whether the elder in itself denotes the role and status of a teacher.
Sheikh ul-Islam  |
Subhanahu wa ta'ala  |
Sultan | King
Sultana | King [Female] Used only for Razia Sultan of Delhi Sultanat
Thangal |
Ulema/Ulama  | Ulema or Ulama are usually referred to as the docters of the Sacred Islamic Religion and Law.[5]
Ustaz  | Teacher (in Arabic)

## Judaism

Main article: Religion:Judaism

Jewish honorifics and titles

Role  | Description
Rabbi  | Literally means ‘great one’. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root word רַב, rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ‘great’ or ‘distinguished (in knowledge)’.
Av Beit Din  |
Chief Rabbi  |
Choizer  |
Fellow Student  |
Gadol  |
Gaon  |
Hakham  |
Hakham Bashi |
Illui  |
Kohen Gadol  |
Lamdan  |
Maggid |
Maran  |
Mashgiach ruchani  |
Mashpia  |
Meiniach  |
Nagid  |
Posek  |
Rav  |
Rebbe  |
Rishon LeZion  |
Rosh yeshiva  |
Savoraim  |
Segan  |
Talmid Chacham  |
Tzadik |
Archipheracite  |
Badchen  |
Cantor  | This title has a different meaning in Reform Judaism.
Gabbai |
Kohen  |
Mashgiach |
Mashgiach ruchani  |
Mashpia  |
Melamed  |
Meshulach  |
Mohel  |
Cantorate  | This position had a different meaning to the Reform Jewish in the 19th Century.
Rosh yeshiva  |
Sandek  |
Schulklopfer  |
Shaliah  |
Shechita  |
Sofer  |
The status quo Kohen  |
Tzadikim Nistarim |
Rebbitzen  |
Rabbah  |
Maharat  |
Rabbanit  |
Yeshiva  |
Admo"r  | "Admor" is an acronym for "Adonainu, Morainu, VeRabbeinu," a phrase meaning "Our Master, Our Teacher, and Our Rebbe." This is an honorific title given to scholarly leaders of a Jewish community. In writing, this title is placed before the name, as in "Admor of Pinsk" or "R' (stands for Rabbi, Rav, or Reb) Ploni Almoni, Admor of Redomsk."
Shlit"a  | 'Shlit"a' is an acronym for "Sheyikhye Lirot Yamim Tovim Arukim/Amen," "May he live a good long life" or "May he live a good life, Amen," given to a revered rabbi or to someone's child's Rebbe (teacher). This title is usually placed before the name.
K'vod K'dushat  | "K'vod K'dushat," meaning "The honor of [his] holiness". This title is usually placed before the name. It is found as early as in the 1531 edition of the Arukh.[6]
Shy'  | "Shy'" is an acronym for "Sheyikhye," meaning "May he live". This title is usually placed after the name.

## Neopaganism

Pagan honorifics and titles

Role  | Description
Volkhvy  | Heathen priests among the pre-Christian Rus' people.
Zhrets | Sacrificial and divinatory priests within the Slavic Religion
Gothi/Gythia  | A title sometimes used by adherents of Heathenism, referring to a priest or ceremonial leader.
Witch  | A title used by someone who practices Witchcraft. Many Wiccans are Witches because of the inclusion of witchcraft in many Wiccan traditions. Most Witches are not Wiccans and practice Traditional Craft or folk magic.
Priest/Priestess  | A title that may be used within various forms of Paganism. In Wicca, it denotes a male or female who has been initiated into the priesthood in the 1st or 2nd degree depending on the tradition.
High Priest/High Priestess  | A Wiccan role. One becomes a High Priest/ess once they attain the second or third degree, depending upon which tradition of Wicca they belong to.
Bard  | 1st degree (after candidacy/initiation) title used by the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids that is primarily centered on song, spoken word, memory, tradition, and poetry.[7]
Ovate  | 2nd degree used by the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. It is the centered on healing, divination, and herbalism.[8]
Druid  | A masculine term for someone who practices druidry, the indigenous spirituality of the Celts. People who belong to a grove or are members of a druid order will use this term generically regardless of gender to indicate they practice the overall faith instead of a holding the rank of a specific degree title. In the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, druid is the gender neutral 3rd degree, the priest title, centered on teaching, philosophy, mysticism, and other leadership roles.[9]
Druidess  | The female form of the word druid. A woman who practices the druid spirituality. Mainly found in Irish mythology.
Archdruid  | A title that is held by the chief or head of a druid order. Sometimes independent groves (druid form of circle/coven) may have an archdruid, but generally this is reserved for the head of an entire organization such as the Reformed Druids of North America (RDNA),[10] The Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA),[11] Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (our own druidism in Irish),[12] and the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids in England.[13]
Solitary practitioner | A person who practices Neopaganism alone and does not belong to a group, circle, grove or organization. Sometimes they may belong to a group or organization, but may live too far from other members to attend and chose to do a solitary practice. This is often the case with druid orders that are national and international organizations and have members spread out across the globe. Members of groups and organizations who attend functions will often have a solitary practice but this is not a "solitary practitioner".
Santero/Santera  | A person who is the priest or priestess clergy in Santeria.
Houngan/Mambo  | A person who is the priest or priestess in Haitian Voodoo.

## Raëlism

Main article: Philosophy:Raëlism

Raëlism honorifics and titles

Role  | Description
'Guide of Guides'  | The main head of Raëlian faith and self-described as 'Planetary Guide'
Bishop (Raëlism)  | Head of continental, national and regional chapters and self-subscribed as 'Continental head, National and Regional guides'
Priest (Raëlism)  | Head of National and regional chapters and self-subscribed as 'National and Regional guides'
Assistant Priest  | Head of Regional chapter and self-subscribed as 'Regional guide'
Organizer  | Leader of the organized Raëlian group.
Assistant Organizer  | Assistant to a leader of the Raëlian group.

## Scientology

Main article: Religion:Scientology

Scientology honorifics and titles

Role  | Description
Chairman (Scientology)  | The main head of Scientologist faith, Religious Technology Center, and Church of Spiritual Technology
Officer (Scientology)  | The head of Sea Org
President (Scientology)  | The head of most all Scientology-related organizations like the Church of Scientology International

## Serer

Serer honorifics and titles

Role  | Description
Lamane  | "Master of the land". Ancient lamanic class of the Serer people. Guardians of Serer religion, laws and ethics. Extinct (see States headed by ancient Serer Lamanes).
Saltigue | "Ministers of the religious cult". The Serer priestly class.

## Zoroastrianism

Main article: Religion:Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism honorifics and titles

Role  | Description
Mobad, Mobedyar  |
Herbad  |
Dastur  |

## See also

* List of religious topics
* List of education topics

## References

1. ↑ "Canon 406". Code of Canon Law. The Holy See. 1983. https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P1F.HTM.
2. ↑ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ecclesiastical Addresses". Newadvent.org. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01137a.htm.
3. ↑ Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Religion, page 958.
4. ↑ Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (2009). Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Chambers Harrap Publishers. ISBN 978-0-550-10411-3.
5. ↑ "Ulema Definition & Meaning". Dictionary.com. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ulema. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
6. ↑ https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=42537&st=&pgnum=2 (Hebrew)
7. ↑ "What is a Bard?". The Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. http://www.druidry.org/druid-way/what-druidry/what-druidism/what-bard.
8. ↑ "What is an Ovate?". The Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. http://www.druidry.org/druid-way/what-druidry/what-druidism/what-ovate.
9. ↑ "What is a Druid?". The Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. http://www.druidry.org/druid-way/what-druidry/what-druidism/what-druid.
10. ↑ "Reformed Druids of North America". Reformed Druids of North America. http://rdna.info/.
11. ↑ "AODA". Ancient Order of Druids in America. http://aoda.org/about_us.html.
12. ↑ "Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship". Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship. https://www.adf.org/.
13. ↑ "OBOD". The Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. http://www.druidry.org/about-us.

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