clergyman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈklɝd͡ʒimən/ (General-American)
- /ˈklɜːdʒimən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English clergy Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English clergyman From clergy + -man.
Meanings
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A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.
I think if post commanders of the unchaplained posts could employ acceptable clergymen […] then the needs might be met.
1883, United States. War Department, Annual Reports of the War Department, volume 1, page 128:The king experienced his first attack in autumn 1788, and as his condition worsened and the physicians-in-ordinary proved unable to cope or cure, the Reverend Dr Francis Willis (1717–1807), a clergyman doctor who ran a madhouse in Lincolnshire, was called in.
1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 263:Holonym: clergy
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clergymen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (88)
grc κληρικός (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · cs duchovní (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · de Kleriker (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · it ecclesiastico (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · uk духівни́к (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · mk свештеник (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · mk духовник (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · ru кли́рик (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · be сьвяшчэннаслужы́цель (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · es celebrero (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · eo virpastro (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · rgn prit (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · rgn prid (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · be свяшчэннаслужы́цель (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · eo pastro (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · vo kultan (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · orv свѧщеньникъ (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · ca clergue (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · ko 성직자 (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · ga eaglaiseach (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · fr clerc (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · sh свѐштенӣк (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · cu свѧщеникъ (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · sh svèštenīk (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · bg свеще́ник (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · fr prêtre (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · nl geestelijke (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · id klerus (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · sh свѐћенӣк (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · orv свѧщеникъ (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · sh duhòvnīk (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · kk дін қызметшісі (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · eo pastriĉo (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · hu lelkész (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · nv ééʼ neishoodii (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · it sacerdote (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · hu pap (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · vi mục sư (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · la clericus (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · be свяшчэ́ннік (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · sh духо̀внӣк (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · vo hikultan (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · be свята́р (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · vo hipädan (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · it chierico (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · gl crego (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · de Pastor (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · de Seelsorger (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · vo hipastan (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · de Geistlicher (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · vo jipädan (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · sl duhovnik (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · be сьвята́р (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · sq klerik (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · cmn 牧師 /牧师 (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · cy llenydd (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · gd clèireach (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · vo pastan (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · bg свещенослужи́тел (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · pl kleryk (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · ro cleric (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · sk duchovný (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · el κληρικός (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · la sacerdos (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · ru свяще́нник (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · fi pappi (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · be сьвяшчэ́ньнiк (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · ja 牧師 (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · vo jipastan (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · it prete (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · uk свяще́нник (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · ja 聖職者 (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · dsb faraŕ (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · ar كَاهِن (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · de Pfarrer (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · vo jikultan (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · pl duchowny (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · ru священнослужи́тель (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · sh svèćenīk (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · pt clérigo (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · bg духо́вник (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · uk клі́рик (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · de Seelenhirte (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · ar قِسِّيس (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · uk священнослужи́тель (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · vo pädan (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · es clérigo (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy) · de Seelenhirt (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy)