Home › Words › P › prelatistprelatist/ˈpɹɛlətɪst/prelatist means one who advocates or supports prelacy, or the government of the church by prelates.prelatist is pronounced /ˈpɹɛlətɪst/.EtymologyFrom prelate + -ist.nounOne who advocates or supports prelacy, or the government of the church by prelates.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).