Clergyman

/klˈɜːd‍ʒɪmən/

/ˈkɫɝdʒiˌmæn/, /ˈkɫɝdʒimən/

[noun]

Clergyman

[NOUN]

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

synonyms : man of the cloth

reverend

antonyms : layman

Examples

1. This clergyman was in the clouds.

2. In the past, some people believed that clergymen's sons always turned out badly because they were thought to be rebellious and resentful towards their fathers' strict religious upbringing.

3. Up and down England, clergymen delivered bitter sermons against the new materialism.

4. Only a tenth of them were clergymen.

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