clergyman
A male member of a clergyA male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.
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Meaning
1 sensesA male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.
Holonym: clergy
Pfarrer, Pastor, Kleriker
священнослужи́тельsvjaščennoslužítelʹ, свяще́нникsvjaščénnik, кли́рикklírik
священнослужи́тельsvjaščennoslužýtelʹ, свяще́нникsvjaščénnyk, духівни́кduxivnýk
a male member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Examples
4 sentencesAre you really a clergyman?
The clergyman has married three couples this week.
deDer Pfarrer hielt diese Woche drei Trauungen ab.
At first they rejected the proposal, but a clergyman urged them to accept.
deZuerst wiesen sie den Vorschlag zurück, aber ein Geistlicher drängte sie, anzunehmen.
Tom is a clergyman.
Translations
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Forms
plural: clergymenSynonyms
1 synonyms- a male member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church:man of the cloth
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular