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clergyman
Found in thesaurus: spiritual leader
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clergyman
n.
priest, minister; member of the clergy
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Clergy
Clergy are some of the formal leaders within certain religions. The roles and functions of clergy vary in different religious traditions but these usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the terms used for individual clergy are cleric, clergyman, clergywoman, clergyperson, and churchman.
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clergyman
Noun
1. a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
(synonym) reverend, man of the cloth
(antonym) layman, layperson
(hypernym) spiritual leader
(hyponym) acolyte
(member-holonym) clergy
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clergyman
adj.
priestly clothes, modern priestly attire in the Catholic church
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clergyman (de)
n.
clergyblack suit of a priest with the white collar
