churchman (redirected from churchmen)

church·man  (chûrchmn)

n.

1. A man who is a cleric.

2. A man who is a member of a church.

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churchman·ly adj.

churchman·ship n.

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churchman [ˈtʃɜːtʃmən]

n pl -men

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a clergyman

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a male practising member of a church

churchmanly  adj

churchmanship  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

churchman - a clergyman or other person in religious orders cleric, ecclesiastic, divine clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church ordainer - a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders pardoner - a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences pluralist - a cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time

Translations

churchman [ˈtʃɜːtʃmən] N (churchmen (pl))

1. (= priest) → sacerdote m, eclesiástico m

2. (= member) → fiel m practicante