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Synonyms for clergymen
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : klur-jee-muh n |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈklɜr dʒi mən |
Top 10 synonyms for clergymen Other synonyms for the word clergymen
- abbey
- archbishop
- bible thumper
- blackcoat
- cardinal
- cassock
- churchman
- clerk
- curate
- dean
- devil dodger
- divine
- ecclesiast
- ecclesiastic
- father
- harp polisher
- monsignor
- padre
- parson
- predicant
- primate
- pulpitarian
- pulpiteer
- rector
- reverend
- sermonizer
- shepherd
- sky pilot
- sky scout
- the rev
- turn-around collar
- vicar
Définition of clergymen
Origin :- 1570s, from clergy + man (n.).
- noun minister
- 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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