A person ordained for service in a Christian church

• reverend

  1. (Informal) A member of the clergy
  2. A cleric or minister. Used with the.

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  1. (Informal) A member of the clergy
  2. A cleric or minister. Used with the.

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• preacher

  1. (Rare) A male given name.
  2. Alternative name for Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.
  3. A person who preaches; esp., a member of the Protestant clergy

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  1. (Rare) A male given name.
  2. Alternative name for Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament.
  3. A person who preaches; esp., a member of the Protestant clergy

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• parson

  1. An Anglican cleric with full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.
  2. A member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister.
  3. An Anglican minister in charge of a parish; rector

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  1. An Anglican cleric with full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.
  2. A member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister.
  3. An Anglican minister in charge of a parish; rector

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• minister

  1. An authorized diplomatic representative of a government, usually ranking next below an ambassador.
  2. A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.
  3. A diplomatic officer sent to a foreign nation to represent his or her government, usually ranking below an ambassador

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  1. An authorized diplomatic representative of a government, usually ranking next below an ambassador.
  2. A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.
  3. A diplomatic officer sent to a foreign nation to represent his or her government, usually ranking below an ambassador

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• ecclesiastic

  1. A member of the clergy
  2. A minister or priest; a cleric.

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  1. A member of the clergy
  2. A minister or priest; a cleric.

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• divine

  1. A cleric.
  2. A member of the clergy
  3. A theologian.

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  1. A cleric.
  2. A member of the clergy
  3. A theologian.

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• clerk

  1. (--- Law) A law clerk, as for a judge.
  2. A person who handles mail, etc., as in a post office
  3. (Archaic) A scholar.

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  1. (--- Law) A law clerk, as for a judge.
  2. A person who handles mail, etc., as in a post office
  3. (Archaic) A scholar.

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• clerical

  1. A person who favors clericalism
  2. A member of the clergy.
  3. An advocate of clericalism.

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  1. A person who favors clericalism
  2. A member of the clergy.
  3. An advocate of clericalism.

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• cleric

  1. A member of the clergy

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  1. A member of the clergy

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• clergywoman

  1. A woman who is a member of the clergy.

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  1. A woman who is a member of the clergy.

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• churchwoman

  1. The female equivalent of a churchman.
  2. A woman who is a cleric.
  3. A woman member of a church, esp. an active member

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  1. The female equivalent of a churchman.
  2. A woman who is a cleric.
  3. A woman member of a church, esp. an active member

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• churchman

  1. A man who is a member of a church.
  2. A clergyman
  3. A person (originally a man) of authority in a religious organization; a cleric.

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  1. A man who is a member of a church.
  2. A clergyman
  3. A person (originally a man) of authority in a religious organization; a cleric.

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