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clergyperson
[ klur-jee-pur-suhn ]
noun
- a member of the clergy.
- an ordained Christian minister.
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Gender Note
Is it clergyman, clergywoman, or clergyperson? See -person.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of clergyperson1
First recorded in 1975–80; clergy(man) + -person
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Chaplains, traditionally a clergyperson ministering outside of a congregation, have long served in the U.S.
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That’s a choice for each clergyperson to make.
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Often, a clergyperson is on hand.
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Four bishops and one clergyperson abstained.
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“I think an average clergyperson who wants to do what’s right might overreport. … Then what happened in Pennsylvania could happen — the system is overflooded. What if the system can’t respond to the ones that are really important, that they should respond to?â€
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