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Synonyms for clergymen


Grammar : Noun
Spell : klur-jee-muh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈklɜr dʒi mən

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Définition of clergymen

Origin :
  • 1570s, from clergy + man (n.).
  • noun minister
Example sentences :
  • And the word was invented to distinguish the laymen from the clergymen.
  • Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 7. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
  • Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown were the clergymen who preceded him.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • You allow, that there are vicious Clergymen, who are unworthy of their Function.
  • Extract from : « A Letter to Dion » by Bernard Mandeville
  • During the last week, by his desire, clergymen from the city visited him.
  • Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby
  • The lawyers next, like the clergymen, had supplied the Whigs much of their strength.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • One of the clergymen asked her questions respecting her faith.
  • Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
  • There was also one or two other clergymen there, with their wives, and Mr. and Mrs. Houghton.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • I wonder how the clergymen's wives will feel after the next Fors or two!
  • Extract from : « Hortus Inclusus » by John Ruskin
  • There were but seven clergymen settled in the whole Province.
  • Extract from : « The Country of the Neutrals » by James H. Coyne
  • They had introduced hundreds of German clergymen, who preached in the German language.
  • Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton

Antonyms for clergymen

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