Definition of Churchman

1. Noun. A clergyman or other person in religious orders.

Exact synonyms: Cleric, Divine, Ecclesiastic
Generic synonyms: Clergyman, Man Of The Cloth, Reverend
Specialized synonyms: Ordainer, Pardoner, Pluralist
Specialized synonyms: A Kempis, Thomas A Kempis, Bruno, Saint Bruno, St. Bruno

Definition of Churchman

1. n. An ecclesiastic or clergyman.

Definition of Churchman

1. Noun. A person (originally a man) of authority in a religious organization; a cleric. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Churchman

1. [n CHURCHMEN]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Churchman

churching
churchings
churchism
churchkey
churchkeys
churchkhela
churchless
churchlessness
churchlier
churchliest
churchlike
churchliness
churchlinesses
churchling
churchly
churchman (current term)
churchmanly
churchmanship
churchmanships
churchmen
churchpeople
churchperson
churchpersons
churchplanter
churchplanters
churchship
churchships
churchwarden
churchwarden's pew
churchwarden's pews

Literary usage of Churchman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Initials and Pseudonyms: A Dictionary of Literary Disguises by William Cushing (1885)
"churchman, A. John Jay. Caste and slavery in the United States. NY 1843. ... churchman, AEA Humphrey. Lessons on the liturgy of the Protestant Episcopal ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1885)
"24 Jan. 1874; Grantham Journal, 24 Jan. 1874 ; English churchman and Clerical Journal. 22 and 29 Jan. 1874.] A- HG END OF THE FOURTH VOLUME. ..."

3. Maryland Historical Magazine by Maryland Historical Society (1909)
"FRANCIS SCOTT KEY AS A churchman. CLARENCE C. WROTH. ... It is the purpose of this sketch to consider Francis Scott Key, the churchman, more fully than was ..."

4. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1843)
"The true issue for the true churchman. A statement of facts in relation to the recent ... Taken from the churchman of July 8, 15, 22, 29, and August 5, ..."

5. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1892)
"Having de- * The true issue for the true churchman. ... Taken from the churchman of July 8, 15, 22, 29, and August 5, and 12: with an pp. ..."

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