Where the sense was not likely to be misunderstood, they did not scruple to apply these terms to officials and Dignitaries.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
Even the higher Dignitaries of the Church held coldly aloof or were even openly hostile.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
The new comers were Dignitaries of the church, men of the world, who treated me, as they would an old acquaintance.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse