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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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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

He studied history and theology at Cambridge and then headed to theological college with the aim of being ordained as a clergyman before he - and the church - had second thoughts.

From BBC

The sermon was given by Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, a senior Catholic clergyman, who spoke of the importance of rejecting intolerance and and the "massive persecution of Christians in so many places".

From BBC

He was joined by clergymen including Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the most senior bishop in Eastern Orthodoxy.

From The Wall Street Journal

It turns out that each of them has some tangled history with the deceased clergyman.

From The Wall Street Journal

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