Antonyms for clergymen

Grammar : Noun

Spell : klur-jee-muh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈklɜr dʒi mən

Definition 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

Synonyms for clergymen

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