churchman
noun
an ecclesiastic; clergyman.
churchmen
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pluralof churchman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Few churchmen will explicitly promote pacifism as the only proper Christian option.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
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:
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2023
I don’t mess with churchmen or my family.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023
“We, an informal group of Negro churchmen in America are deeply disturbed about the crisis brought upon our country by historic distortions of important human realities in the controversy about ‘black power.’
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2021
“You would think,” Skarpi’s voice rolled out like thick honey, “fine churchmen such as yourselves could find better things to do than arresting storytellers and extorting money from honest men.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
