as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
a clergyperson of your choice would be the best one to advise on this spiritual matter
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Recent Examples of clergyperson
What makes the family tradition sustainable in central Massachusetts, where the Vallelis now live, is a pastor-sharing arrangement between two congregations that couldn’t afford a full-time clergyperson on their own.
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G. Jeffrey MacDonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2020
G. Jeffrey MacDonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2020
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Every month has two, three or four official Jubilee events that Francis is expected to attend which are designated for particular categories of people: the armed forces, artists, priests, poor people, volunteers and teachers.Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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By now Francis' annual Christmas address to the priests, bishops and cardinals who work in the Vatican Curia has become a lesson in humility — and humiliation — as Francis offers a public dressing down of some of the sins in the workplace at the headquarters of the Catholic Church.CBS News, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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His venue, the Tabernacle, hosted church services, preachers, lecturers and community events.Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2024
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The abolitionist, women’s rights advocate and preacher was born into slavery in New York, sold four times, then escaped in 1826.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, Ukrainian authorities have become increasingly suspicious of anyone with links to the Russian Orthodox Church, arresting and convicting clergymen of spying for Moscow.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Simeon Solomon’s portrait of a haloed clergyman, A Saint of the Eastern Church (1868), is accompanied by the fragrance of incense and wood, replicating the scented smoke wafting from the subject’s incense burner.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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The church hasn't been forced to close or sell it's land, the pastor says.Steve Osunsami, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Two years ago, Grace Evangelical's pastor, Aaron Strong, was killed by a speeding driver.Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Clergyperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clergyperson. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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