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According to his Instagram profile, Taylor is a seminary student at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, a clergyman, and an Air Force veteran.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 8 July 2025
Born in 1775, Austen grew up in the Hampshire countryside, where her father served as a clergyman in the village of Steventon.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Rumor had it that there were twelve Athenians, like the twelve gods who presided over the agora, but in truth there were usually only three: Dunton and his two brothers-in-law, a mathematician and a clergyman.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The occasion marked the halfway point between the winter and spring equinoxes, with clergymen blessing used candles and handing them out to locals every February 2.
If the weather was bright and clear during the celebration, people believed the remainder of the season would be long and difficult.
—Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 8 July 2025
Born in 1775, Austen grew up in the Hampshire countryside, where her father served as a clergyman in the village of Steventon.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Rumor had it that there were twelve Athenians, like the twelve gods who presided over the agora, but in truth there were usually only three: Dunton and his two brothers-in-law, a mathematician and a clergyman.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The occasion marked the halfway point between the winter and spring equinoxes, with clergymen blessing used candles and handing them out to locals every February 2.
If the weather was bright and clear during the celebration, people believed the remainder of the season would be long and difficult.
—Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Clergyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergyman. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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clergyman
noun
cler·gy·man
ˈklər-ji-mən 
: a member of the clergy
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