clergymannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈklɜː.dʒi.mən/us/ˈklɝː.dʒi.mən/plural -men uk/-mən/usa man who is a member of the clergy
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Religious leaders & officials
- archbishop
- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- ayatollah
- bishop
- confessor
- curacy
- curate
- deacon
- deaconess
- muezzin
- mullah
- padre
- papal
- parish clerk
- rabbi
- rector
- sexton
- swami
- the Dalai Lama
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Examples from literature
- He was destined to be a clergyman.
- She wasn't used to beautiful long words like that, except on Sundays when the clergyman read the prayers in church, and she wasn't used to politeness.
- The average clergyman cannot hope to amass wealth.
- The clergyman in the pulpit turned and looked through a window behind him, while all the congregation rose.