clergyman

noun

cler·gy·man ˈklər-jē-mən

plural clergymen

Synonyms of clergyman next

: a member of the clergy

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In 1598, friend and fellow clergyman Francesco Maria del Monte hosted a struggling artist at his family palazzo—a one Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. —

Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024 Now, Lubin works in marketing for a toy company and serves on the board of BOLD Justice, an advocacy group made up of local clergymen based in Broward. —

Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024 Separately on Tuesday, Iran hanged Farhad Salimi, a Kurdish cleric who had spent 14 years behind bars over the killing of another clergyman, human rights groups reported. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024 The first hint of photosynthesis came from experiments by English clergyman and scientist Joseph Priestly. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clergyman