Head of a church (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Head of a church (9) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PATRIARCH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PATRIARCH Head of a church (9) (9)
84% PONTIFF Head of Catholic church (7) (7)
81% ARCHBISHOP ___ of Canterbury, head of the Church of England (10) (10)
75% SYNOD Extremely silly head movement in church court (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 2, 2025
75% SECT The head of the church in established cult (4) (4)
75% CHUMMY Friendly parent heading off for church (6)
69% COPTS The head of the church plumps for the early Christians (5) (5)
69% ESSENCE Head back into church, uplifted by key spirit (7) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 26, 2023
69% OPUS DEI Pseudo switched, heading for interdisciplinary church organisation (8)
69% OPUSDEI Pseudo switched, heading for interdisciplinary church organisation (7) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 23, 2022
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