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clergyman

American  
[klur-jee-muhn] / ˈklɜr dʒi mən /

noun

plural

clergymen

  1. a member of the clergy.

  2. an ordained Christian minister.

clergyman British  
/ ˈklɜːdʒɪmən /

noun

  1. Gender-neutral form: vicar.   priest.  a member of the clergy

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Etymology

Origin of clergyman

First recorded in 1570–80; clergy + -man

Example Sentences

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Women came to the defense of the clergymen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Women came to the defense of the clergymen.

From The Wall Street Journal

"One of Monaco's distinctive features is a kind of positive secularism, which recognises the legitimate autonomy of the spiritual and temporal spheres," Guillaume Paris, a senior clergyman in Monaco, told AFP.

From Barron's

He was a clergyman friend of ours, pastor in a small town outside of Haarlem, and his home was set back from the street in a large wooded park.

From Literature

The parsonage between the village and the moors where the Brontes lived with their clergyman father and brother, Branwell, is now a museum dedicated to their memory.

From Barron's

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