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clergyman

  • /ˈklɝd͡ʒimən/ US
  • /ˈklɜːdʒimən/ UK

noun clergymen

  1. A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister. Holonym: clergy

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Closest in meaning: reverend, priest, clergy, vicar, cleric, parson, preacher, curate, religious, religion, canon, scholar, debt, pastor, shepherd, pasteur

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noun ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy

Españolclérigo, celebrero
한국어성직자 seongjikja
日本語牧師 bokushi, 聖職者 seishokusha
中文牧師 /牧师 mùshī
Portuguêsclérigo
Françaisprêtre, clerc
DeutschPfarrer, Pastor, Kleriker, Geistlicher, Seelsorger, Seelenhirt
Italianochierico, prete, sacerdote, ecclesiastico
Ελληνικάκληρικός klirikós
Românăcleric
Русскийсвященнослужи́тель svjaščennoslužítelʹ, свяще́нник svjaščénnik, кли́рик klírik
Tiếng Việtmục sư
العربيةقِسِّيس qissīs, كَاهِن kāhin

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@misc{clergyman_2026,
  title = {clergyman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clergyman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}