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clergyman [ˈklɜːdʒɪmən] n pl -men
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a member of the clergy ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
clergyman noun minister, priest, vicar, parson, reverend (informal), rabbi, pastor, chaplain, cleric, rector, curate, father, churchman, padre, man of God, man of the cloth, divine The crowds were protesting against a local clergyman being banned from preaching. Quotations "The clergyman is expected to be a kind of human Sunday" [Samuel Butler The Way of All Flesh] Translations clergyman [ˈklɜːdʒɪmən] N (clergymen (pl)) → clérigo m; (Anglican) → pastor m anglicano; (Protestant) → pastor m protestante clergyman clergyman [ˈklɜːdʒɪmən] n (-men (pl)) → ecclesiastico clergyman [ˈklɜːdʒɪmən] n (-men (pl)) → ecclesiastico How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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what necessary things I had provided for them, and how they were distributed, which they were very sensible of, and very thankful for, I began to talk to them of the scandalous life they led, and gave them a full account of the notice the clergyman had taken of it; and arguing how unchristian and irreligious a life it was, I first asked them if they were married men or bachelors? I have seen the clergyman of the parish, who takes an interest in the case--" The voice which had called her attention was that of the reverend and famous John Wilson, the eldest clergyman of Boston, a great scholar, like most of his contemporaries in the profession, and withal a man of kind and genial spirit. |
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