clergyman
noun
cler·gy·man
| \ ˈklər-jē-mən
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Definition of clergyman
: a member of the clergy
Examples of clergyman in a Sentence
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Earlier this year, Tom Brittney, who plays clergyman William Davenport (a new character in season four) revealed that there was a desire to make more seasons of Grantchester, if at all possible. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Grantchester Season 5: Everything We Know So Far," 15 July 2019 The attack on the clergymen spurred more white people to head to the South and join civil rights protests. — al.com, "Who killed James Reeb? NPR ‘White Lies’ podcast shines light on 1965 Selma murder," 19 June 2019 There was a flotilla of clergymen, an extraordinary mélange including the archbishop of Canterbury and — in a striking inclusion in this most ancient of places — the head of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Michael Curry. — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, "‘Stand by Me’: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Married," 20 May 2018 Bransfield gave cash gifts totaling $350,000 to fellow clergymen, The Post reported, including more than a dozen cardinals. — Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com, "In report to Vatican, Baltimore Archbishop Lori deleted mention of gifts from bishop he investigated," 6 June 2019 To the frustration of many, however, the secretive clergyman was refusing to publish it. — National Geographic, "Copernicus's revolutionary ideas reorganized the heavens," 9 Apr. 2019 The World Heritage Site is also the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the senior clergyman in the Church of England. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Extremely rare medieval bible that 'bears witness' to Christian history re-discovered," 6 Aug. 2018 Blocking prayer in school: In 1992, George H.W. Bush sought to galvanize the religious right by seizing on a case involving a clergyman who delivered an invocation and benediction at a public junior high school graduation ceremony in Rhode Island. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Five times Anthony Kennedy was the fifth vote shows the significance of his retirement," 28 June 2018 The Pennsylvania attorney general’s report detailed the abuse of more than 1,000 children by Catholic clergymen in the state, including in Pittsburgh, where Cardinal Wuerl served as bishop before coming to Washington in 2006. — Jacob Gershman, WSJ, "District of Columbia Opens Probe Into Washington Archdiocese," 23 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clergyman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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clergyman
noun
English Language Learners Definition of clergyman
: a man who is a member of the clergy especially in a Christian church
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clergyman
noun
cler·gy·man
| \ ˈklər-ji-mən
\
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plural clergymen\ -mən \
Kids Definition of clergyman
: a member of the clergy
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