churchman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃmən/ (UK)
Etymology
From church + man. Compare kirkman and German Kirchmann.
Meanings
- (obsolete) A churchwarden.
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A person (originally a man) of authority in a Christian religious organization (a church).
The bishop, a highly placed churchman, stated the religion's opinion.
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A member or adherent of an established church, especially the Church of England.
I replied, ‘I attended St. James's, St. Martin's, and St. Ann's, Soho;’—‘So,’ said he, ‘you are a churchman.’
1789, Olaudah Equiano, chapter 10, in The Interesting Narrative, volume I:It was a brave sight on a Sunday morning to see those old Tottenhamites—each with his comfortable lady-wife on his arm—proceeding in their stiff Sunday best to the morning service; pitying the Quaker friends they met on their way for their incomplete and unenlightened faith—the Quakers, of course, pitying the Churchmen for theirs.
1914, S. G. Tallentyre [Evelyn Beatrice Hall], “VIII. Realisation”, in Matthew Hargraves, London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 155:Thus they say the king of Great Britain, must maintain episcopacy in England, and presbyterianism in Scotland, whether he be a presbyterian as king William, a Lutheran as George I. or a true churchman as his present Majesty.
1791, Joseph Priestley, Letters to Burke, section V:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| churchmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
High Churchman · free churchman · Low Churchman · churchmanly · churchmanship
Hypernyms
Translations (11)
hu lelkész (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric) · he איש־כנסיה (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric) · ru священнослужи́тель (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric) · hu pap (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric) · gv saggyrt (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric) · hu egyházi ember (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric) · ga eaglaiseach (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric) · ru церко́вник (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric) · mk свештенослу́жител (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric) · gv agglishagh (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric) · pl duchowny (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric)