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Ralph Fiennes plays Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, a British clergyman who is the dean of the College of Cardinals at the Vatican.
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Armond White, National Review, 19 Feb. 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.
—Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Most songs concern a protagonist who pursued a career as a clergyman despite a lack of faith.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
In 2005, Grand Ayatollah Sistani, the leading Shiite clergyman, was forced to mediate between rival Shiite groups amid a deadly Sunni insurgency.
—Ranj Alaaldin, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2018
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Armond White, National Review, 19 Feb. 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.
—Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Most songs concern a protagonist who pursued a career as a clergyman despite a lack of faith.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
In 2005, Grand Ayatollah Sistani, the leading Shiite clergyman, was forced to mediate between rival Shiite groups amid a deadly Sunni insurgency.
—Ranj Alaaldin, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2018
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“Clergyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergyman. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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clergyman
noun
cler·gy·man
ˈklər-ji-mən 
: a member of the clergy
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