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clergyman

[ klur-jee-muhn ]

noun

plural clergymen.
  1. a member of the clergy.
  2. an ordained Christian minister.


clergyman

/ ˈ°ì±ôɜ˻åÏôɪ³¾É™²Ô /

noun

  1. a member of the clergy Gender-neutral formvicarpriest
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Origin of clergyman1

First recorded in 1570–80; clergy + -man
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The building has also sparked concern among senior clergymen involved with the project.

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“Men dishonor Christ more in the 12 days of Christmas than in all the 12 months besides,†complained Hugh Latimer, an English Protestant clergyman and martyr.

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It’s signaled early: When the documentary crew is preparing the room for Fife, they awkwardly move a decorated Christmas tree out of the shot, revealing a portrait of some clergyman on the wall.

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She was the ninth of 13 children and her father was an Anglican clergyman.

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Between the pomp surrounding donning one’s holy livery, pointed glares and swishing red silks and velvets, these cassocked clergymen make bored teenagers seem kind.

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