Clergyman synonyms

klûr'jē-mən

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priest (related)
In the early Christian church, a presbyter, or elder
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parson
An Anglican cleric with full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.
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cleric
A member of the clergy.
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reverend
(Informal) a member of the Christian clergy
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pastor
A Muslim imam
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minister (related)
A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.
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churchman
A person (originally a man) of authority in a religious organization; a cleric.
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clergywoman
A woman who is a member of the clergy.
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divine
A theologian
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ecclesiastic
One who adheres to a church-based philosophy.
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vicar (related)
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preacher
One who preaches, especially one who publicly proclaims the gospel for an occupation.
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rabbi (related)
A person trained in Jewish law, ritual, and tradition and ordained for leadership of a Jewish congregation, especially one serving as chief religious official of a synagogue.
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churchwoman
The female equivalent of a churchman.
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clerk
The definition of a clerk is a person who works in an office doing duties such as filing, organizing, mailing, etc. or a person who works at a sales counter.
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man-of-the-cloth
A male member of the clergy.
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layman (antonym)
One who is a nonprofessional in a given field.
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pulpiter
(Obsolete) A preacher.
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sermonizer
A preacher; one who delivers sermons
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schoolmaster (related)
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nobleman (related)
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clergy (related)
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prelate (related)
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medical-man (related)
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parish-priest (related)
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clerical
Garments worn by the clergy.
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religion (related)
The belief in and worship of a supernatural controlling power, especially a personal god or gods.
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imam
Used as a title for an imam.
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Clergyman Sentence Examples

  • He was educated in a school at Jesmond, kept by Mr Ivison, a clergyman of the church of England.

  • In that case a clergyman refused the communion 1 Stephen's Commentaries, bk.

  • In a fragment of autobiography printed in the Athenaeum (12th of January 1850) he says that he was entirely self-taught, and attributes his poetic development to long country walks undertaken in search of wild flowers, and to a collection of books, including the works of Young, Barrow, Shenstone and Milton, bequeathed to his father by a poor clergyman.

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