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clergyman

(klɜːʳdʒimən)
Word forms: plural clergymen
countable noun
A clergyman is a male member of the clergy.
Synonyms: minister, member of the clergy, priest, vicar More Synonyms of clergyman

clergyman in British English

(ˈklɜːdʒɪmən)
nounWord forms: plural -men
a male religious minister, esp of the Christian Church
Gender-neutral form: vicar, priest, minister, cleric

clergyman in American English

(ˈklɜrdʒimən)
nounWord forms: plural ˈclergymen (ˈklɜrdʒimən)
a member of the clergy; minister, priest, rabbi, etc.

Examples of 'clergyman' in a sentence
clergyman

And her mum and dad shook the hand of a senior clergyman and thanked him.
The Sun (2010)
One such man was the local clergyman, who was moved to see the frantic young mother in such despair.
Paula Byrne PERDITA: The Life of Mary Robinson (2004)
Others showed him as a young clergyman and as a season ticket holder at local side San Lorenzo.
The Sun (2013)
She knew that she was not going to stay at the English clergyman's house where she was taken at first.
Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden (1911)

In other languages
clergyman

British English: clergyman NOUN
A clergyman is a male member of the clergy.
  • American English: clergyman
  • Brazilian Portuguese: clérigo
  • Chinese: 男牧师
  • European Spanish: clérigo
  • French: ecclésiastique
  • German: Geistliche
  • Italian: ecclesiastico
  • Japanese: 男性聖職者
  • Korean: 성직자
  • European Portuguese: clérigo
  • Latin American Spanish: clérigo

(noun) 
Definition
a member of the clergy
The crowds were protesting against a local clergyman being banned from preaching.
Synonyms
minister
My father was a Baptist minister.
member of the clergy
priest
He had trained to be a Catholic priest.
vicar
the vicar of the local parish
parson
At that time, the parish did not have a resident parson.
reverend (informal)
rabbi
pastor
the pastor of the local Episcopalian church
chaplain
cleric
rector
He was the rector of the church.
curate
father
churchman or woman
padre
Many soldiers found the padre a comforting presence.
man or woman or person of God
man or woman or person of the cloth
divine
He had the air of a divine.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of divine
Definition
a priest who is learned in theology
He had the air of a divine.
Synonyms
priest,
minister,
vicar,
reverend,
pastor,
cleric,
or woman">clergyman or woman,
curate,
churchman or woman,
padre (informal),
holy man or woman or person,
man or woman or person of God ,
man or woman or person of the cloth,
ecclesiastic,
father confessor
in the sense of padre
Definition
a chaplain to the armed forces
Many soldiers found the padre a comforting presence.
Synonyms
priest,
vicar,
parson,
preacher,
minister,
pastor,
chaplain,
clergyman,
rector,
curate,
man of the cloth
in the sense of parson
Definition
any clergyman
At that time, the parish did not have a resident parson.
Synonyms
clergyman,
minister,
priest,
vicar,
divine,
incumbent,
reverend (informal),
preacher,
pastor,
cleric,
rector,
curate,
churchman,
man of God,
man of the cloth,
ecclesiastic

Nearby words of
clergyman

  • clemency
  • clement
  • clergy
  • clergyman
  • clerical
  • clever
  • cleverness

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