Clergyman

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A man who is a member of the clergy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A member of the clergy; a man in holy orders; a man regularly authorized to preach the gospel and administer ordinances according to the rules of any particular denomination of Christians. In England the term is commonly restricted to ministers of the established church.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    dominie    acolyte    Wesley    churchman    subdeacon    henry ward beecher    curate    anagnost    postulator    ordinand   
    Synonym
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    minister    clergy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    preacher    scholar    pastor    minister    physician    clergy    statesman    nobleman    magistrate    schoolmaster