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Definition of Clergyman
1. Noun. A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church.
Group relationships: Clergy
Generic synonyms: Spiritual Leader
Specialized synonyms: Acolyte, Anagnost, Archdeacon, Chaplain, Churchman, Cleric, Divine, Ecclesiastic, Curate, Minister, Minister Of Religion, Parson, Pastor, Rector, Deacon, Domine, Dominee, Dominie, Dominus, Doorkeeper, Ostiarius, Ostiary, Lector, Reader, Officiant, Ordinand, Ordinary, Postulator, Preacher, Preacher Man, Sermoniser, Sermonizer, Priest, Shepherd, Subdeacon, Vicar, Vicar
Specialized synonyms: Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, Donne, John Donne, John Keble, Keble, King, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., John Wesley, Wesley, Charles Wesley, Wesley, Roger Williams, Williams
Antonyms: Layman
Definition of Clergyman
1. n. An ordained minister; a man regularly authorized to preach the gospel, and administer its ordinances; in England usually restricted to a minister of the Established Church.
Definition of Clergyman
1. Noun. An ordained Christian minister. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clergyman
1. [n CLERGYMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clergyman
Literary usage of Clergyman
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 (1888)
"clergyman, A. Daniel Wilson. A defence of the church missionary society . ...
clergyman, A. James Williamson, MA Opinions concerning the University of ..."
2. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"The only question is whether it occurred during the celebration by a clergyman
of Divine service.] A churchwarden has no more right to obstruct the ..."
3. Daniel Defoe: His Life and Recently Discovered Writings: Extending from 1716 by Lee, William, Daniel Defoe (1869)
"Character of an Abandoned clergyman. AJ, Oct. 27. ... of Men in the World, I
think none can equal the Misery of a vicious, abandon'd clergyman. ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"She made a statement confessing her guilt to a Church of England clergyman, the
Rev. Arthur Wagner, and she expressed to him her resolution to give herself ..."
5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"When a clergyman, whom we may suppose to have some pride in the antiquities of
his church, can coolly consent to such atrocities, can we wonder that so many ..."
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