clergyman
noun
a member of the clergy.
clergymen
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pluralof clergyman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It was an unusual mission for Avraamiy, whose days are usually filled with intoning prayers, counseling his flock and leading the clergymen from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine at the monastery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
A group of clergymen took their place on the Western Terrace.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
With other prominent Black clergymen, he helped to win the release of Nelson Mandela and end apartheid in South Africa.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
Normally, avant-garde financial tools might come from, well, the financial avant-garde -- bankers, merchants, and investors hunting for short-term profits, not clergymen.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024
In England scientists and clergymen still inhabited a common culture, and there was no division between them when it came to belief or disbelief in magic and witchcraft.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
