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Definitions for: Clergyman
[n] a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Webster (1913) Definition: Cler"gy*man, n.; pl. Clergymen.
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.
Synonyms: man of the cloth, reverend
Antonyms: layman, layperson
See Also: archdeacon, archpriest, Beecher, Catholic deacon, chaplain, churchman, clergy, cleric, curate, deacon, divine, domine, dominee, dominie, dominus, Donne, ecclesiastic, Henry Ward Beecher, hierarch, high priest, John Donne, John Keble, John Wesley, Keble, King, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., minister, officiant, ordinand, ordinary, parson, pastor, postulator, preacher, preacher man, prelate, priest, primate, rector, Roger Williams, sermoniser, sermonizer, shepherd, spiritual leader, vicar, Wesley, Williams
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