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churchman

[ church-muhn ]

noun

plural churchmen.
  1. an ecclesiastic; clergyman.
  2. an adherent or active supporter of a church.
  3. British. a member of the Established Church.


churchman

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noun

  1. a clergyman
  2. a male practising member of a church
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of churchman1

1350–1400; Middle English. See church, -man
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The place was populated by Marxists and anarchists, “churchmen and agnostics, freethinkers, Darwinists and spiritualists … and dress reform cranks.â€

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Portuguese Cardinal-elect Americo Aguiar, who is in charge of World Youth Day, is another young churchman who also understands his appointment as part of a generational turning point for the Catholic hierarchy.

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An 1850 issue of The Dublin University Magazine said beaver tail was usually eaten during Lent by the "strict churchmen of Northern Germany," while the Canadian Journal of Industry, Science and Art wrote:

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I don’t mess with churchmen or my family.

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Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald enact the two churchmen whose experiences the story explores.

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