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View synonyms for clergyperson

clergyperson

[ klur-jee-pur-suhn ]

noun

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


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Gender Note

Is it clergyman, clergywoman, or clergyperson? See -person.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clergyperson1

First recorded in 1975–80; clergy(man) + -person
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Example Sentences

Chaplains, traditionally a clergyperson ministering outside of a congregation, have long served in the U.S.

That’s a choice for each clergyperson to make.

Often, a clergyperson is on hand.

Four bishops and one clergyperson abstained.

“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?”

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