The word Officialism means lack of flexibility, and initiative combined with excessive adherence to regulations...

OFFICIALISM DESCRIPTION ABBESS A woman who is the head of an Abbey of nuns. ABBOT A man who heads an Abbey of monks ARHAT A Buddhist Saint of the highest order ARCHARYA A priest in a Hindu Temple ARCH DEACON A Church dignitary next below Bishop APOSTLE A Christian Missionary sent by Christ to preach Gospels AGASTI Legendary Sage highly revered in South India AYATOLLAH Goddess of the sea - Greek and Roman BISHOP A high ranking Christian clergyman usually supervising a diocese BHAGAT A Hindu Saint BHAGAVATAR A singer preacher BRAHMACHARI A spiritual person a life of brahmacharya – prevalent in Ramakrishna Mission BRAHMIN A traditional priest or law- giver CALIPH Super head of Islam CARDINAL Roman Catholic official appointed by the court CHAPLAIN A clergyman attached to a chapel CHARAN A religious bard – a minstrel CLERGY A man ordained for religious service CLERK A layman with minor duties in a Church DEACON A clerk ranking just below a priest in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Church BHIKSHU A Buddhist Priest DEACONESS A woman appointed as an assistant in a church DASTUR A Parsi priest DEVESHWAM / DEVASHTHANAM A trusts managing the affairs of a temple DEAN A presiding official of a Cathedral or Collegiate church DERVISH A member of any Muslim order practising religious acts DIGAMBER Naked ascetic of Jain sect ECCLESIASTIC A Clergyman of the Christian order FAKIR A member of a Muslim holy sect FRIAR A member of any several mendicant orders mostly in christian orders FATHER A priest of the regular clergy GOSAIN A Hindu religious mendicant GURU A personal religious teacher and spiritual guide in Hinduism. A Guru is also a teacher, whether it be in a school, college or an institution HIGH PRIEST The Chief priest of the ancient Jewish priesthood HAZAN An official of Jewish Synagogue HIERODULE A slave or a prostitute in the service of temple IMAM A prayer leader in a Muslim mosque JUDE OR JUDAS JUDE OR JUDAS LAMA A priest or monk in Lamaism LEVITE Any member of the Levi tribe chose to assist the priests in the temple KAPURALA A temple priest in Srilanka KHILAFAT Spiritual headship of Islam CANON A clergyman belonging to the Chapel or Staff of a Cathedral MARTIN Bishop of tours MAZARIN Cardinal MAHANT Head of a muth - priest METROPOLITAN An archbishop having authority over Bishops of a church province MINISTER Anyone authorised to carryout the spiritual functions of a church MISSIONARY A person sent out by the church to preach MONK A member of certain male religious order generally under vows MAULVI A muslim spiritual leader MOBED A Parsi priest MELSHANTI The main priest at Sabari malai MUEZZIN A Muslim crier who calls the people to prayer at the proper hours MULLAH A Muslim Theologian MUNI A hermit or an ascetic NUN A woman devoted to a religious order generally under vows MOTHER Superior of a religious community of women PARSON A clergyman incharge of a Parish PASTOR A clergyman inchargeof a church congregation PATRIARCH Any of certain bishops in the early Christian church PANDA A priest in a Hindu temple in North India PANDARAM A Dalit Hindu priest in south India PAIGAMBHAR A prophet POPE Bishop of Rome - Head of the church PUJARI Guardian of a temple-Priest PANDIT A learned spiritual teacher PUROHIT Hindu family priest PRIEST A person to make sacrificial offerings and perform religious rites RISHI Hindu sage SANT Hindu or Sikh ascetic-Saint SADHU Hindu Sage – Ascetic SANYASI Ascetic - Religious mendicant SHASTHRI Hindu religious teacher SWAMY Title given to initiated teachers or Monks SANTA CLAUS A white bearded jolly old man in a red suit deputed to distribute gifts during Christmas SHAMAN A priest or a priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick SISTER A member of a women's religious order generally under vows VICAR A minister in charge of one chapel in a parish VADYAR A family priest (South India) YOGI A religious devotee following yogic asanas EZRA A Hebrew priest GRANTHI One who performs service in Sikh Gurudwara RAGIS Hymn singers (Sikhism)