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Browse 1,000 religious titles with no personal names attached. Real offices carry their tradition, as in Archimandrite (Eastern Orthodox) and Grand Mufti (Sunni Islam), and stand beside invented ones such as Keeper of the Ninth Bell, Voice of the Dawn and Mother of Tides.

About religious title names

A religious title names an office, not a person. Most hierarchies stack the same few jobs: someone leads the rite, someone teaches, someone keeps the building and its treasures, someone speaks for the divine, and someone is in charge of them all. This list gives 1,000 titles for those jobs with no personal names attached, so you can set one in front of a character you already have or lay out the whole ladder of an invented faith.

A little over a third of the entries are real offices and styles of address, and each of those carries its tradition in parentheses: Archdeacon (Anglican), Hegumen (Eastern Orthodox), Qadi (Islam), Rosh Yeshiva (Judaism), Tenzo (Zen), Granthi (Sikhism), Guji (Shinto), Flamen Dialis (ancient Rome). An entry without parentheses is invented and belongs to no real faith.

The invented titles come in ten styles: high offices such as High Luminary, temple keepers such as Keeper of the Ninth Bell, relic wardens, oracles and prophets such as Voice of the Dawn, militant orders, mystery-school grades, cloister ranks, nature cults such as Mother of Tides, offices for rites of passage, and styles of address such as His Radiance. Living offices with a single holder worldwide, such as the papacy, are left out because they point at a real person.

How to choose religious title names

  • Read the parentheses first. A title with a tradition after it is a real office, so keep it with that faith and that period: Flamen Dialis (ancient Rome) has no place in a medieval abbey.
  • Build an invented hierarchy from the bottom up. Pick an entry rank, a working rank, a house leader and one high office, for example Candidate of the White Robe, Shrine-Tender, Abbess of the Silent Orchard and High Luminary.
  • Choose titles that carry a duty. Keeper of the Water Clock and Reckoner of Feast Days tell the reader what the holder does all day, which helps a scene more than a grand adjective does.
  • Drop the label when a real title goes into your prose. The parentheses only sort the list, and spellings of titles from Arabic, Hebrew, Sanskrit or Japanese vary, so confirm the usage in a source from that tradition before you publish.
  • Put a style of address before the office when a character is announced: His Radiance, the High Luminary. In everyday speech a shorter form of address usually takes its place.

Frequently asked questions

Are these real religious titles?

Some are. Every real office or style of address has its tradition in parentheses, as in Vicar General (Catholic), Khenpo (Tibetan Buddhism) or Mobed (Zoroastrianism). Entries without parentheses, such as Keeper of the Ninth Bell or Reliquarian of the First Shrine, are invented for fiction and games.

How should I use the real titles in a story?

Treat the label as a pointer, not as the last word. The real entries are listed with the tradition that uses them, but duties differ by country and century, and transliterations vary between sources. Before you rely on one, read how that tradition itself describes the office.

Why are some famous offices missing?

Offices that one living person holds for a whole faith, such as the papacy, point at a real person, so they are left out. Ranks shared by many holders stay, such as Cardinal (Catholic), Lama (Tibetan Buddhism) or Grand Ayatollah (Shia Islam), and so do single offices of the past, such as Pontifex Maximus (ancient Rome) and Kohen Gadol (ancient Israel). Personal names are left out for the same reason: every entry is an office.

What is the difference between a title and a style of address?

A title names the office, such as Abbess (Christian monastic) or Prior of the Fog Priory. A style is the formula used when speaking to or about the holder, such as The Right Reverend (style of bishops) or the invented Your Stillness. A formal introduction usually gives the style first and the office second.

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A: 63 names

  • Abbess (Christian monastic)
  • Abbess of the Silent Orchard
  • Abbot (Christian monastic)
  • Abbot of the Thousand Steps
  • Absolver of the Road
  • Abuna (Ethiopian Orthodox)
  • Acharya (Hinduism)
  • Acolyte (Christian)
  • Adept of the Inner Door
  • Advocate of the Accused
  • Advocate of the Gleaners
  • Ah Kin (Maya)

A, continued

  • Ajahn (Thai Buddhism)
  • Ajari (Shingon and Tendai)
  • Almoner (Christian monastic)
  • Almoner of the Outer Gate
  • Almoner to the Prisoners
  • Alms-Rider of the Bridge Towns
  • Anba (Coptic honorific for bishops)
  • Anchoress (medieval Christian)
  • Anchoress of the North Wall
  • Anchorite (medieval Christian)
  • Angakkuq (Inuit)
  • Annalist of the Shrine
  • Anointed Regent

A, continued

  • Anointer of the Sick
  • Antler-Crowned Elder
  • Apostolic Administrator (Catholic)
  • Apostolic Delegate (Catholic)
  • Apostolic Nuncio (Catholic)
  • Arbiter of the Sacred Law
  • Arch-Celebrant of the Long Vigil
  • Arch-Hierarch
  • Arch-Luminary of the Western See
  • Arch-Matriarch
  • Arch-Oracle
  • Arch-Reliquarian

A, continued

  • Archabbot (Benedictine)
  • Archbishop (Christian)
  • Archdeacon (Anglican)
  • Archdruid (modern Druid orders)
  • Archeparch (Eastern Catholic)
  • Archigallus (cult of Cybele)
  • Archimandrite (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Archivist of the Faith
  • Archon Basileus (classical Athens)
  • Archpriest (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Archpriest of the Granite Temple
  • Archpriestess of the Morning Court
  • Arm of the Synod

A, continued

  • Armarius (medieval monastic)
  • Arval Brother (ancient Rome)
  • Aryika (Digambara Jainism)
  • Ash-Marked Elder
  • Ashipu (Mesopotamia)
  • Aspirant to the Mysteries
  • Assessor of Doctrine
  • Attendant of the Tripod
  • Augur (ancient Rome)
  • Augur of the Crane Flights
  • Auxiliary Bishop (Catholic)
  • Av Beit Din (Judaism)
  • Ayatollah (Shia Islam)

B: 46 names

  • Baba (Bektashi)
  • Babalawo (Yoruba Ifa)
  • Babalorisha (Yoruba and Lucumi)
  • Babaylan (Visayan)
  • Balm-Mother
  • Banner-Bearer of the Faith
  • Baru (Mesopotamia)
  • Basilinna (classical Athens)
  • Beadle (Church of Scotland)
  • Bearer of Petitions to the Oracle
  • Bearer of the Morning Water

B, continued

  • Bearer of the Pilgrim's Shell
  • Bearer of the Plain Staff
  • Bearer of the Saint's Staff
  • Bearer of the Salt Lamp
  • Bearer of the Unlit Torch
  • Bearer of the Veiled Mirror
  • Bee-Priestess of the Clover Shrine
  • Beekeeper of the Abbey
  • Begging-Bowl Elder
  • Bell-Mother
  • Bell-Summoned
  • Bellman of the Dormitory

B, continued

  • Bellringer of the Dawn Office
  • Bellwarden
  • Beloved Teacher of the House
  • Bhante (Theravada form of address)
  • Bhikkhu (Theravada Buddhism)
  • Bhikkhuni (Theravada Buddhism)
  • Binder of Marriages
  • Bishop (Christian)
  • Blade of the Covenant
  • Blessed (Catholic, after beatification)
  • Blesser of Cradles

B, continued

  • Blesser of Thresholds
  • Blind Seer of the Gate
  • Bone-Caster of the Winter Camp
  • Bone-Gatherer of the Ossuary
  • Bonesetter of the Order
  • Bonfire-Master
  • Brahmachari (Hinduism)
  • Bread-Giver of the Famine Gate
  • Breaker of Curses
  • Breaker of the Fast
  • Bright Elder
  • Brother of the Covered Eyes

C: 90 names

  • Caliph (Islam, historical)
  • Caller of the Hours
  • Camillus (ancient Rome)
  • Candidate of the White Robe
  • Candle-Warden
  • Canon (Catholic and Anglican)
  • Canon Penitentiary (Catholic)
  • Canon Regular (Augustinian)
  • Canon Residentiary (Anglican)
  • Canoness (Christian)
  • Canonist of the Synod
  • Canopy-Bearer of the Relic Feast
  • Cantor (Christian and Jewish)
  • Captain of the Sanctuary Watch
  • Cardinal (Catholic)

C, continued

  • Cardinal Bishop (Catholic)
  • Cardinal Deacon (Catholic)
  • Cardinal Priest (Catholic)
  • Carrier of the Ember Urn
  • Castellan of the Pilgrim Fort
  • Catechist of the River Villages
  • Cathedral Provost (Anglican)
  • Catholicos (Armenian and Georgian churches)
  • Celebrant of the Descent
  • Cell-Warden
  • Cellarer (Benedictine)
  • Censer-Bearer of the Dusk Office
  • Censor of the Creed
  • Chair of the Holy Assembly
  • Champion of the Shrine

C, continued

  • Chant-Master
  • Chantress of Amun (pharaonic Egypt)
  • Chaplain (Christian)
  • Chaplain of the Mines
  • Chaplain to the Herring Fleet
  • Chapter-Mother
  • Chartophylax (Byzantine church)
  • Chief Diviner of the Temple
  • Chief Rabbi (Judaism)
  • Child of the Lamp
  • Choir Monk (Christian monastic)
  • Choir-Mistress of the Night Office
  • Chorbishop (Maronite and Syriac)
  • Chorus-Leader of the Mysteries
  • Chosen Voice

C, continued

  • Chronicler of the Order
  • Churchwarden (Anglican)
  • Circuit Overseer (Jehovah's Witnesses)
  • Circuit Rider (Methodist, historical)
  • Clerk of the Meeting (Quaker)
  • Closer of the Circle
  • Cloud-Reader
  • Cloud-Shepherd
  • Coadjutor Bishop (Catholic)
  • Coadjutor of the Sunward See
  • Comet-Herald
  • Commander of the Lantern Knights
  • Commendatory Abbot (Catholic, historical)
  • Commentator on the Verses
  • Confessor (Catholic)

C, continued

  • Confessor Militant
  • Confessor of the Winter Court
  • Confessor to the Order
  • Consecrator of Altars
  • Constable of the Holy Precinct
  • Convener of the Nine Voices
  • Conventual Prior (Benedictine)
  • Copyist of the Sacred Verses
  • Corrector of Chant
  • Crane-Dancer of the Marsh Rite
  • Crier of Portents
  • Crown of the Elders
  • Crowned Shepherd of the Vale
  • Crozier-Bearer of the Realm
  • Cupbearer of the High Altar

C, continued

  • Cupbearer of the Midnight Feast
  • Curate (Anglican)
  • Curator of Holy Things
  • Curator of the Painted Hall
  • Custodian of the Crown of Leaves
  • Custodian of the First Book
  • Custodian of the Font
  • Custodian of the Jade Tablet
  • Custodian of the Mountain Stair
  • Custodian of the Seven Scrolls
  • Custodian of the Singing Bowl
  • Custodian of the Sunken Chapel
  • Custodian of the Weeping Icon
  • Custodian of Votive Gifts
  • Custos (Franciscan)

D: 40 names

  • Da'i (Ismaili)
  • Dadouchos (Eleusinian Mysteries)
  • Dancer of the Spiral Rite
  • Daoshi (Taoism)
  • Dastur (Zoroastrianism)
  • Dawn-Blessed
  • Dawnsinger
  • Dayan (Judaism)
  • Deacon (Christian)
  • Deaconess (Lutheran and Methodist)
  • Dean (Anglican)
  • Dean of the Hallowed Chapter
  • Debate-Master of the College

D, continued

  • Debtera (Ethiopian Orthodox)
  • Dede (Mevlevi and Alevi)
  • Dedicator of Bells
  • Defender of the Bond (Catholic)
  • Defender of the Holy Wells
  • Dervish (Sufism)
  • Diocesan Bishop (Anglican)
  • Diocesan Chancellor (Catholic)
  • Diocesan Exorcist (Catholic)
  • Disputant of the Inner Court
  • District Superintendent (Methodist)
  • Divine Adoratrice of Amun (pharaonic Egypt)
  • Diviner of the Flood Season

D, continued

  • Diviner of the Nine Rods
  • Doctor of the Church (Catholic)
  • Doctor of the Creed
  • Dom (Benedictine style)
  • Doorkeeper of the Mysteries
  • Doorward of the Sanctuary
  • Draper (Knights Templar)
  • Dream-Speaker of the Clan
  • Dream-Warden
  • Dreamer of the Temple
  • Drought-Breaker
  • Druid (ancient Celts)
  • Drum-Elder of the Circle
  • Drummer of the Meditation Hall

E: 31 names

  • Earth-Listener
  • Eclipse-Watcher
  • Elder Adept of the Quince Chamber
  • Elder Brother of the Refectory
  • Elder of Elders
  • Elder of Fifty Winters
  • Elder of the Sealed Book
  • Elder of the Veiled Lodge
  • Elder Oracle
  • Elder Sister of the Infirmary

E, continued

  • Eldest of the Covenant
  • Elector of the White Conclave
  • Embalmer-Priest of the House of Rest
  • Ember-Keeper of the Winter Fire
  • En (Sumer)
  • Entu (Mesopotamia)
  • Envoy of the Synod to the Crown
  • Eparch (Eastern Catholic)
  • Equal-to-the-Apostles (Orthodox saint title)
  • Equinox-Warden

E, continued

  • Escort of the Holy Remains
  • Esteemed Elder
  • Ever-Watchful
  • Examiner of Heresies
  • Examiner of Vows
  • Examiner of Wonders
  • Exarch (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Exarch of the Outer Shrines
  • Exemplar of the Faith
  • Exilarch (Babylonian Jewry, historical)
  • Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (Catholic)

F: 28 names

  • Faqih (Islam)
  • Father of the Grotto
  • Father of the Harvest Rite
  • Ferrier of the Last Crossing
  • Ferryman of the Pilgrim Crossing
  • Fetial (ancient Rome)
  • Fighting Abbot of the Border Houses
  • Fili (early Ireland)
  • Finisher of the Long Fast
  • Firewalker of the Solstice
  • First Among the Anointed
  • First Chanter of the Left Choir
  • First Elder of the Circle
  • First Prophet of Amun (pharaonic Egypt)

F, continued

  • First Reaper of the Temple Lands
  • First Singer of the Choir
  • Flame-Gazer
  • Flamen (ancient Rome)
  • Flamen Dialis (ancient Rome)
  • Flaminica (ancient Rome)
  • Flood-Warden of the Great River
  • Flute-Bearer of the Rite
  • Foreteller of Harvests
  • Founder's Heir
  • Fra (style of friars)
  • Friar (mendicant orders)
  • Friend of Pilgrims
  • Frost-Warden of the Vineyard Shrine

G: 42 names

  • Gabbai (Judaism)
  • Gaon (Babylonian academies, historical)
  • Gardener of the Physic Beds
  • Garlander of the Shrine
  • Gate-Captain of the Holy City
  • Gatekeeper of the Pilgrim Stair
  • Gelong (Tibetan Buddhism)
  • Genealogist of the Priestly Line
  • Geshe (Tibetan Buddhism)
  • Giani (Sikhism)
  • God's Wife of Amun (pharaonic Egypt)
  • Goswami (Vaishnavism)
  • Gothi (Norse)
  • Grand Ayatollah (Shia Islam)

G, continued

  • Grand Celebrant
  • Grand Commander (military orders)
  • Grand Hierarch of the Twelve Shrines
  • Grand Inquisitor (Spanish Inquisition)
  • Grand Master (military orders)
  • Grand Mufti (Sunni Islam)
  • Grand Prior (Knights Hospitaller)
  • Grandmother of the Shrine
  • Granthi (Sikhism)
  • Great Martyr (Orthodox saint title)
  • Greatest of Seers (pharaonic Heliopolis)
  • Green Elder of the Maying
  • Grove-Warden of the Elder Trees
  • Guardian (Franciscan)

G, continued

  • Guardian of the Ashes
  • Guardian of the Golden Bough
  • Guardian of the Last Candle
  • Guardian of the Mended Veil
  • Guardian of the Ninth Stair
  • Guardian of the Sleeping Saint
  • Guardian of the Threshold Stone
  • Guest Master (Christian monastic)
  • Guest-Mother of the Pilgrim Wing
  • Guide of Initiates
  • Guide of the Newly Dead
  • Guide Through the Dark Hall
  • Guji (Shinto)
  • Gythja (Norse)

H: 72 names

  • Hafiz (Islam)
  • Hajji (Islam)
  • Hakham (Sephardi Judaism)
  • Hakham Bashi (Ottoman Judaism, historical)
  • Hallowed Father
  • Hallowed Mother
  • Hand of the Cause (Baha'i Faith, historical)
  • Handmaid of the Altar
  • Harper of the Evening Prayer
  • Haruspex (ancient Rome)
  • Harvest-Queen of the Year
  • Hazzan (Judaism)
  • Head Granthi (Sikhism)
  • Healer-Priest of the Spring Temple

H, continued

  • Hearer of Confessions at the Gate
  • Hearth-Priestess
  • Hearthkeeper of the Temple
  • Hebdomadarian (Christian monastic)
  • Hegumen (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Hegumenia (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Her Benevolence
  • Her Constancy
  • Her Devotion
  • Her Gentleness
  • Her Luminance
  • Her Quietude
  • Her Verity
  • Herald of the Coming Rain

H, continued

  • Herald of the Fast
  • Herald of the Last Morning
  • Herald of the Mysteries
  • Herbad (Zoroastrianism)
  • Herbalist of the House
  • Herd-Mother of the Steppe Shrine
  • Hermit (Christian)
  • Hermit of the Sea Stack
  • Hermit-Keeper of the Pass Shrine
  • Hermit-Seer of the Salt Flats
  • Hierarch Emeritus
  • Hierarch of the Mysteries
  • Hierarch of the Unbroken Circle
  • Hiereus (classical Greece)
  • Hierodeacon (Eastern Orthodox)

H, continued

  • Hieromartyr (Orthodox saint title)
  • Hieromonk (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Hierophant (Eleusinian Mysteries)
  • High Cantor of the Faith
  • High Intercessor
  • High Luminary
  • High Pastor of the Lowland Flocks
  • High Priestess (Wicca)
  • High Speaker of the Synod
  • His Beatitude (style of patriarchs)
  • His Clemency
  • His Eminence (style of cardinals)
  • His Fidelity
  • His Grace (style of Anglican archbishops)

H, continued

  • His Holiness (style of some heads of churches)
  • His Radiance
  • His Serenity of the Shrine
  • His Solemnity
  • His Tranquility
  • His Wisdom of the Chair
  • Holder of the Golden Key
  • Honored Lamp
  • Horn-Blower of the Holy Days
  • Horse-Blesser of the Plains
  • Hostel-Warden of the Seventh Stage
  • Hotri (Vedic ritual)
  • Houngan (Haitian Vodou)
  • Hujjat al-Islam (Shia Islam)
  • Hymn-Maker to the Temple

I: 13 names

  • Illuminate of the Amber Stair
  • Illuminator of the Great Psalter
  • Imam (Islam)
  • Infirmarian (Christian monastic)
  • Initiate of the First Veil
  • Initiator of the Seventh Night
  • Inquisitor (medieval Catholic)
  • Inquisitor of the Quiet Tribunal
  • Inquisitor of the Southern Sees
  • Instituted Acolyte (Catholic)
  • Interpreter of Dreams to the Shrine
  • Itinerant Preacher of the Hill Circuit
  • Iyalorisha (Yoruba and Lucumi)

J: 10 names

  • Jagadguru (Hinduism)
  • Jathedar (Sikhism)
  • Jetsunma (Tibetan Buddhism)
  • Jewel of the Order
  • Jubilarian of the Order
  • Judge of the Altar Court
  • Judge of the Holy Tribunal
  • Judicial Vicar (Catholic)
  • Jushoku (Japanese Buddhism)
  • Justiciar of the Creed

K: 44 names

  • Kahuna (Hawaiian)
  • Kanephoros (classical Greece)
  • Kannushi (Shinto)
  • Keeper of the Amber Tear
  • Keeper of the Ancestor Tablets
  • Keeper of the Banner Hall
  • Keeper of the Broken Chalice
  • Keeper of the Calendar
  • Keeper of the Chapter Rolls
  • Keeper of the Founder's Sandals
  • Keeper of the Keys of the See
  • Keeper of the Lotus Pool
  • Keeper of the Martyr's Ring
  • Keeper of the Ninth Bell

K, continued

  • Keeper of the Pilgrim Hostel
  • Keeper of the Pilgrim Tokens
  • Keeper of the Prayer Wheels
  • Keeper of the Prophecy Jars
  • Keeper of the Sacred Bones
  • Keeper of the Sanctuary Seal
  • Keeper of the Shrine Ledger
  • Keeper of the Temple Doves
  • Keeper of the Thorn Garden
  • Keeper of the Thousand Candles
  • Keeper of the Unspoken Word
  • Keeper of the Unwritten Rule
  • Keeper of the Votive Lamps
  • Keeper of the Water Clock
  • Kes (Beta Israel)

K, continued

  • Key-Bearer of the Sepulcher
  • Khatib (Islam)
  • Khenpo (Tibetan Buddhism)
  • Knight Brother (military orders)
  • Knight of the Open Hand
  • Knight-Almoner
  • Knight-Chaplain of the Order
  • Knight-Errant of the Bell
  • Knight-Marshal of the Thorn Temple
  • Knight-Penitent
  • Knower of the Names
  • Kohen (Judaism)
  • Kohen Gadol (ancient Israel)
  • Komtur (Teutonic Order)
  • Kyai (Javanese Islam)

L: 33 names

  • Lady Celebrant of the Evening Rite
  • Lady Primate of the River Sees
  • Lama (Tibetan Buddhism)
  • Lamp of the Faithful
  • Lamp-Bearer of the Underworld Rite
  • Lamp-Bright
  • Lamp-Father
  • Lamplighter of the Long Nave
  • Lance of the Temple
  • Lantern of the Dying
  • Lantern-Mother of the Night Road

L, continued

  • Last Sheaf-Bearer
  • Lawspeaker of the Temple
  • Lay Brother (Christian monastic)
  • Least of the Brethren
  • Lector (Christian)
  • Lector of the Evening Meal
  • Lector Priest (pharaonic Egypt)
  • Lecturer in the Sacred Law
  • Legate of the Bright Throne
  • Levite (Judaism)
  • Librarian of the Cloister

L, continued

  • Licensed Lay Reader (Anglican)
  • Lifter of Vows
  • Light of the Assembly
  • Lighthouse-Hermit of the Cape Shrine
  • Listener at the Sacred Oak
  • Local Preacher (Methodist)
  • Lockwarden of the Holy Chest
  • Lord Celebrant
  • Lord Primate of the Hallowed Marches
  • Lot-Caster of the Assembly
  • Luminous Brother

M: 83 names

  • Machi (Mapuche)
  • Maechi (Thai Buddhism)
  • Maggid (Judaism)
  • Magister of the Hidden Rite
  • Magus (ancient Persia)
  • Mahamandaleshwar (Hinduism)
  • Mahanayaka (Sri Lankan Buddhism)
  • Mahant (Hinduism)
  • Mahathera (Theravada Buddhism)
  • Major Archbishop (Eastern Catholic)
  • Mambo (Haitian Vodou)
  • Mantis (classical Greece)
  • Maphrian (Syriac Orthodox, historical)

M, continued

  • Mar (Syriac honorific for bishops)
  • Marabout (West African Islam)
  • Marja (Shia Islam)
  • Marshal of Festivals
  • Marshal of the Holy Host
  • Mashgiach (Judaism)
  • Mask-Bearer of the God
  • Master of Bells
  • Master of Processions
  • Master of Silence
  • Master of the Incense
  • Master of the Sacred Kitchens
  • Master of the Scriptorium
  • Master of the Seven Gates

M, continued

  • Master of the Temple Guard
  • Master of the Temple of Echoes
  • Matriarch of the Hearth Temples
  • Matron of the Temple Orphans
  • Mawlana (Islam)
  • Memorizer of the Whole Canon
  • Mendicant of the Open Road
  • Mercy-Sister of the Fever House
  • Messenger of the Unseen Court
  • Metropolitan (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Metropolitan Archbishop (Catholic)
  • Metropolitan of the Salt Cities
  • Midwife-Priestess of the Birth Shrine
  • Miko (Shinto)

M, continued

  • Minister Provincial (Franciscan)
  • Mirror-Seer
  • Missioner to the Far Isles
  • Mist-Walker of the Cedar Temple
  • Mistress of Lamps
  • Mistress of the Labyrinth
  • Mistress of the Sacred Dances
  • Mistress of the Temple Looms
  • Mistress of the Unveiled Year
  • Mistress of the Vestments
  • Mitred Abbot (Christian monastic)
  • Mitred Archpriest (Russian Orthodox)
  • Mixer of the Sacred Draught
  • Mobed (Zoroastrianism)

M, continued

  • Mobedan Mobed (Sasanian Persia)
  • Moderator (Presbyterian)
  • Mohel (Judaism)
  • Monsignor (Catholic)
  • Moon-Priestess of the White Hill
  • Most Kindled
  • Most Patient Elder
  • Most Steadfast
  • Most Venerable (Buddhist style)
  • Mother of the Cavern Rite
  • Mother of the Foundlings
  • Mother of Tides
  • Mother Superior (Catholic orders)
  • Mountain-Mother

M, continued

  • Mouth of the Conclave
  • Mouth of the Mountain
  • Mouthpiece of the Silent Choir
  • Mudang (Korean shamanism)
  • Muezzin (Islam)
  • Mufti (Islam)
  • Muhaddith (Islam)
  • Mujtahid (Shia Islam)
  • Mukhi (Nizari Ismaili)
  • Mullah (Islam)
  • Muni (Jainism)
  • Murid (Sufism)
  • Murshid (Sufism)
  • Mystagogue (Greek mysteries)

N: 18 names

  • Name-Giver of the Cloister
  • Namer of Infants
  • Nasi (ancient Sanhedrin)
  • Negi (Shinto)
  • Neokoros (classical Greece)
  • Neophyte of the Outer Court
  • Net-Blesser of the Fishing Coast
  • Ngakpa (Tibetan Buddhism)
  • Nihang (Sikhism)

N, continued

  • Noaidi (Sami)
  • Noro (Ryukyuan religion)
  • Notary of the Shrine
  • Novice (Christian monastic)
  • Novice Master (Christian monastic)
  • Novice Mistress (Christian monastic)
  • Novice Seer
  • Novice-Warden
  • Nuncio to the Hill Kingdoms

O: 16 names

  • Oak-Priest
  • Oasis-Keeper of the Date Shrine
  • Oathsworn of the Altar
  • Oblate (Benedictine)
  • Oil-Anointed
  • Oil-Steward of the Seven Lamps
  • Omen-Reader of the Court
  • Opener of the Grave Door

O, continued

  • Opener of the Shrine at Festival
  • Oracle of the Hearth
  • Oracle of the Three Springs
  • Oracle-in-Waiting
  • Orchard-Blesser
  • Ostiary of the Sun Gate
  • Ovate (modern Druidry)
  • Owl-Sister of the Night Wood

P: 71 names

  • Paladin-Warden of the Relic Road
  • Pandit (Hinduism)
  • Panj Pyare (Sikhism)
  • Papal Legate (Catholic)
  • Paragon of the Quiet Way
  • Parish Priest (Catholic)
  • Parochial Vicar (Catholic)
  • Pastor (Protestant)
  • Pater (Mithraic Mysteries)
  • Pathfinder of the Sacred Migration
  • Patriarch (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Patriarch of the Mountain Sees
  • Peacemaker of the Feud Court
  • Permanent Deacon (Catholic)

P, continued

  • Physician of the Hill Hospice
  • Pilgrim-Guide of the Coast Path
  • Pillar of the Covenant
  • Pillar of the Inner School
  • Pillar-Dweller of the Plain
  • Pir (Sufism)
  • Planter of Shrines
  • Plow-Priest of the Spring Furrow
  • Pontifex (ancient Rome)
  • Pontifex Maximus (ancient Rome)
  • Pontiff of the Seven Lamps
  • Porter of the Bronze Doors
  • Posek (Judaism)
  • Postulant (Christian monastic)

P, continued

  • Postulator (Catholic)
  • Prebendary (Anglican)
  • Precentor (Anglican)
  • Precentor of the Hill Temple
  • Preceptor (military orders)
  • Preceptor of the Forest School
  • Preceptor of the Mountain House
  • Prefect of the Inner Sanctum
  • Prelate of Honor (Catholic)
  • Prelate of the Ashen Throne
  • Presbyter (Christian)
  • Presiding Bishop (Episcopal and Lutheran)
  • Priest-in-Charge (Anglican)
  • Primate (Anglican)

P, continued

  • Primate of the Northern Fanes
  • Prince-Abbot of the High Pass
  • Princess-Abbess of the Lake
  • Prior (Christian monastic)
  • Prior of the Fog Priory
  • Prior Provincial (Dominican)
  • Prioress (Christian monastic)
  • Prioress of the Chalk Downs
  • Proclaimer of the New Moon
  • Proctor of the Penitent Order
  • Prophet of the Long Road
  • Prophet of the Returning Star
  • Prophet of the Thorn Country
  • Prophetess of the Reed Marsh

P, continued

  • Protector of the Faithful
  • Protector of the Painted Relics
  • Protodeacon (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Protonotary Apostolic (Catholic)
  • Protopresbyter (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Protopsaltis (Byzantine chant)
  • Protosyncellus (Eastern Orthodox)
  • Provost of the Lantern College
  • Provost-Marshal of the Tribunal
  • Psalmist of the Court Chapel
  • Pujari (Hinduism)
  • Purifier of the Waters
  • Purohit (Hinduism)
  • Pyre-Tender
  • Pythia (Delphi)

Q: 3 names

  • Qadi (Islam)
  • Qari (Islam)
  • Quartermaster of the Pilgrim Fleet

R: 45 names

  • Rabbi (Judaism)
  • Radiant Sister
  • Ragi (Sikhism)
  • Rainmaker of the Dry Valley
  • Ransomer of Captives
  • Reader of Leaves and Ash
  • Reader of the Oracle Bones
  • Reader of the Rule
  • Reader of the Secret Book
  • Reader of the Smoke
  • Rebbe (Hasidic Judaism)
  • Rebbetzin (Judaism)
  • Reborn of the River Rite
  • Receiver of Tithes
  • Reciter of the Long Litany

R, continued

  • Reckoner of Feast Days
  • Recluse of the Bell Tower
  • Recorded Minister (Quaker)
  • Recorder of the Oracle's Words
  • Recorder of the Tribunal
  • Rector (Anglican)
  • Reed-Priest of the Delta
  • Regent of the Empty Altar
  • Registrar of Miracles
  • Relic-Bearer of the Pilgrim Host
  • Relic-Mother
  • Relic-Warden of the Eastern Chapel
  • Reliquarian Major
  • Reliquarian of the First Shrine
  • Returned from the Far Shrine

R, continued

  • Revealer of the Ear of Grain
  • Reverend Mother (style of an abbess)
  • Rex Sacrorum (ancient Rome)
  • Rice-Steward of the Monastery
  • Right Luminous
  • Rinpoche (Tibetan Buddhism)
  • River-Father
  • Robe-Giver
  • Robe-Keeper of the God
  • Rosh Yeshiva (Judaism)
  • Roshi (Zen)
  • Rowan-Sister
  • Rule-Keeper of the Chapter
  • Ruling Elder (Presbyterian)
  • Rural Dean (Anglican)

S: 114 names

  • Sacrist (Christian monastic)
  • Sacristan of the Winter Chapel
  • Sadhu (Hinduism)
  • Sage of the Starry Vault
  • Saio (Shinto, historical)
  • Salius (ancient Rome)
  • Salt-Priestess of the Shore
  • Salt-Sworn
  • Samanera (Theravada Buddhism)
  • Sanctifier of the Fields
  • Sangharaja (Theravada Buddhism)
  • Sangoma (Southern Africa)
  • Sannyasi (Hinduism)
  • Sayadaw (Burmese Buddhism)

S, continued

  • Sayyid (Islam)
  • Schemamonk (Orthodox monastic)
  • Scholastic (Jesuit)
  • Scribe of Prophecies
  • Scribe of the Inner Circle
  • Scribe of the Tithe Rolls
  • Seal-Bearer of the Synod
  • Sealer of the Crypt
  • Second Voice of the Shrine
  • Seed-Blesser
  • Seer of the Glass Pool
  • Seer Royal
  • Seeress of the Hollow Oak
  • Sem Priest (pharaonic Egypt)

S, continued

  • Seneschal (Knights Templar)
  • Seneschal of the Fortress Abbey
  • Senior of the Western Cloister
  • Sentinel of the Sacred Mount
  • Sergeant of the Cloister Gate
  • Serpent-Crowned Adept
  • Serpent-Tender of the Healing Temple
  • Servant of God (Catholic cause for sainthood)
  • Servant of the Least
  • Sevadar (Sikhism)
  • Sexton of the Lower Shrine
  • Shammash (Judaism)
  • Shankaracharya (Hinduism)
  • Shaykh al-Islam (Ottoman, historical)

S, continued

  • Sheaf-Mother
  • Sheikh (Islam)
  • Sheikh al-Aql (Druze)
  • Shepherd of Shepherds
  • Shepherd-Monk of the High Pasture
  • Shield of the Pilgrims
  • Shield of the Reliquary
  • Shield-Sister of the Vigil
  • Shochet (Judaism)
  • Shrine-Father of the Ferry
  • Shrine-Guard of the First Rank
  • Shrine-Mother of the Crossroads
  • Shrine-Tender
  • Shroud-Keeper
  • Shroud-Weaver of the Temple

S, continued

  • Shuso (Zen)
  • Sibyl of the Western Cave
  • Silent One of the Fifth Grade
  • Singer of Laments
  • Sister of the Sealed Lips
  • Sister Portress of the Lake Convent
  • Sister-Commander of the Veiled Blades
  • Sitter with the Sick
  • Sitting-Master
  • Skeuophylax (Byzantine church)
  • Sky-Reader of the Plateau
  • Sleeper in the Temple
  • Snow-Hermit of the Summit Shrine
  • Sofer (Judaism)

S, continued

  • Sojo (Japanese Buddhism)
  • Solitary of the Birch Wood
  • Solstice-Herald
  • Soothsayer of the Market Shrine
  • Sovereign Shepherd
  • Speaker of the Passwords
  • Speaker of the Unheard
  • Spear of the Morning
  • Sponsor of the Candidate
  • Spring-Maiden of the Three Sources
  • Squire of the Altar
  • Stag-Priest of the Autumn Hunt
  • Stake President (Latter-day Saints)
  • Standard-Bearer of the Saint

S, continued

  • Star-Crowned
  • Star-Priest of the Observatory Temple
  • Star-Reader of the High Terrace
  • Starets (Russian Orthodox)
  • Steward of Offerings
  • Steward of the Guest House
  • Steward of the Reliquary Vault
  • Steward of the Saint's Table
  • Steward of the Temple Granary
  • Steward of the Temple Orchard
  • Steward of the Vacant See
  • Stone-Mother of the Standing Circle
  • Stormspeaker
  • Striker of the Evening Gong

S, continued

  • Sub-Abbot of the Lower House
  • Subdeacon (Catholic, historical)
  • Subprior (Christian monastic)
  • Succentor (Anglican)
  • Suffragan Bishop (Anglican)
  • Suffragan of the Marsh Shrines
  • Summoner of the Tribunal
  • Sun-Priest of the Terrace
  • Sunim (Korean Buddhism)
  • Superior General (Catholic orders)
  • Supreme Intercessor
  • Swami (Hinduism)
  • Sweeper of the Hundred Steps
  • Sword-Brother of the Shrine
  • Sworn of the White Cord

T: 49 names

  • Tantri (Kerala temples)
  • Tea-Server of the Elder Hall
  • Teacher of the First-Year Robes
  • Teaching Elder (Presbyterian)
  • Templar of the Ash Gate
  • Templar-Sergeant of the Shrine
  • Tender of the Altar Fire
  • Tender of the Laurel Smoke
  • Tender of the Sacred Oxen
  • Tenzo (Zen)
  • Territorial Abbot (Catholic)
  • Tertiary (Franciscan and Dominican)

T, continued

  • Tetrarch of the Four Altars
  • The Barefoot Elder
  • The Dust-Robed
  • The Most Reverend (style of archbishops)
  • The Reverend (Christian style)
  • The Right Reverend (style of bishops)
  • The Unsleeping
  • The Venerable (style of Anglican archdeacons)
  • The Very Reverend (style of deans)
  • Thera (Theravada Buddhism)
  • Thrice-Hallowed
  • Thrice-Initiated

T, continued

  • Thrice-Pilgrim of the Mountain
  • Throne-Speaker
  • Thunder-Interpreter
  • Thunder-Priest of the High Peak
  • Thurifer (Catholic and Anglican)
  • Tide-Blessed
  • Tide-Reckoner of the Moon Temple
  • Tidecaller of the Harbor Shrine
  • Titular Bishop (Catholic)
  • Tlamacazqui (Aztec)
  • Tohunga (Maori)
  • Tomb-Priest of the Royal Valley

T, continued

  • Tongue of the Storm
  • Tonsurer of the Order
  • Torchbearer of the Night Rite
  • Trance-Speaker
  • Translator of Relics
  • Translator of the Old Tongue
  • Treasurer of the Shrine
  • Truth-Speaker of the Assembly
  • Tulku (Tibetan Buddhism)
  • Turcopolier (Templars and Hospitallers)
  • Tutor of the Temple Wards
  • Twice-Pilgrim
  • Twice-Veiled

U: 3 names

  • Unsui (Zen)
  • Unveiler of the Sacred Things
  • Upadhyaya (Jainism)

V: 31 names

  • Vardapet (Armenian Apostolic)
  • Vault-Sister of the Relics
  • Veil-Keeper of the Inner Chamber
  • Veiled Prophetess
  • Venerable (Catholic cause for sainthood)
  • Verger (Anglican)
  • Verger of the Pilgrim Church
  • Verifier of Relics
  • Vestal (ancient Rome)
  • Vestalis Maxima (ancient Rome)

V, continued

  • Vicar (Anglican)
  • Vicar Apostolic (Catholic)
  • Vicar Forane (Catholic)
  • Vicar General (Catholic)
  • Vicar of the Hidden Name
  • Vicar-General of the Pilgrim Roads
  • Vigilant of the Outer Wall
  • Vine-Father of the Terraced Slopes
  • Vision-Keeper of the Order
  • Visitor of the Daughter Houses

V, continued

  • Visitor of Widows
  • Voice Between the Worlds
  • Voice of the Ancestors
  • Voice of the Dawn
  • Voice of the Deep Well
  • Volkhv (Slavic paganism)
  • Volva (Norse)
  • Votary of the Sword
  • Vow-Bound
  • Vow-Keeper of Thirty Years
  • Vow-Mistress

W: 46 names

  • Wab Priest (pharaonic Egypt)
  • Walker of the Salt Road
  • Wandering Friar of the Fens
  • Wandering Prophet of the Dunes
  • Warden of the Bone Casket
  • Warden of the Cloister Garden
  • Warden of the Drum Tower
  • Warden of the Forbidden Texts
  • Warden of the Founder's Cell
  • Warden of the Glass Coffin
  • Warden of the Holy Well

W, continued

  • Warden of the Inner Court
  • Warden of the Iron Reliquary
  • Warden of the Lodge Door
  • Warden of the Night Office
  • Warden of the Oracle's Rest
  • Warden of the Pilgrim Road
  • Warden of the Processional Way
  • Warden of the Quiet Dead
  • Warden of the Sacred Grove
  • Warden of the Saint's Well
  • Warden of the Temple Bees
  • Warden of the Unopened Door

W, continued

  • Warden of the Wayside Shrine
  • Warden-Pontiff
  • Warrior-Monk of the Iron Vow
  • Washer of the Departed
  • Watcher of the Entrails
  • Watcher of the Eternal Lamp
  • Watcher of the Tomb
  • Water-Carrier of the First Year
  • Water-Gazer of the Moon Pool
  • Wave-Blesser of the Fleet
  • Wearer of the Gray Stole

W, continued

  • Weigher of Penances
  • Well-Maiden
  • Whale-Singer
  • Willaq Umu (Inca)
  • Wind-Listener of the Cliff Shrine
  • Winter-King of the Rite
  • Witness of Oaths
  • Witness of the Second Birth
  • Witness-Knight
  • Wolf-Brother of the Winter Lodge
  • Wonderworker (Orthodox saint title)
  • Wood-Gatherer of the Hermitage

Y: 9 names

  • Yamabushi (Shugendo)
  • Your Brightness
  • Your Clarity
  • Your Forbearance
  • Your Patience
  • Your Steadfastness
  • Your Stillness
  • Your Vigilance
  • Yuta (Ryukyuan religion)