minister of religion vs parson

minister of religion and parson both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minister of religion	Yes	No	No	No
parson	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, minister of religion and parson are synonyms defined as:

minister of religion and parson: a person authorized to conduct religious worship

Other synonyms of minister of religion include curate, minister, pastor, rector.

minister of religion (noun)	parson (noun)
a person authorized to conduct religious worship	a person authorized to conduct religious worship