churchman
noun
church·man
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In order to shame churchmen and laypeople alike into being less focused on wealth and luxury, moralists mobilized all the rhetorical weapons at their disposal. — Sara Lipton, The New York Review of Books, "A Terribly Durable Myth," 17 June 2019 Frozen with dread, the churchmen heard how a cocky Niemöller had promised that everything would be fine. — Doris Bergen, WSJ, "‘Then They Came for Me’ Review: Germany’s Tortured Conscience," 7 Dec. 2018 At 71, the San Felipe bishop is younger than the age, 75, at which all bishops must offer their resignation to the pope, who can accept or ask the churchmen to stay on a few more years. — Frances D'emilio, Fox News, "Pope lets more bishops go as part of Chile sex abuse fallout," 21 Sep. 2018 In the past, synods have been talkfests by churchmen who made nonbinding proposals to the pope to consider in a future document. — Nicole Winfield, Fox News, "Pope gives bishops more decision-making options," 18 Sep. 2018 At a post-ceremony reception, Peru’s new cardinal, Huancayo Archbishop Pedro Barreto Jimeno, a Jesuit like Pope Francis, was asked which pressing questions churchmen should urgently address. — Washington Post, "Pope to 14 new cardinals: Defend the dignity of the poor," 28 June 2018 The too-few endowment dollars led to a joining of forces in 1930, but squabbles soon led the churchmen to back out. — Darryl Levings, kansascity, "Before UMKC, there were dreams of a Lincoln and Lee university," 15 June 2018 Two top Vatican officials will also receive the honor of joining churchmen who vote for new popes in secret conclaves. — Frances D'emilio, USA TODAY, "Pope Francis to create 14 new cardinals in June," 20 May 2018 One of my favorite genres of Catholic literature is the book-length interview: the Pope or some other high-ranking churchman sits down with a reporter or other layman, both operating on the assumption that conversation tends toward truth. — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, "Will Pope Francis Cause a Schism in the Catholic Church?," 7 Sep. 2015These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'churchman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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churchman
noun
English Language Learners Definition of churchman
: a man who is a priest, minister, etc.
: a man who is a member of a church
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