Churchman

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A churchwarden. obsolete
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of churchman. alt-of
  3. 3
    a male clergyman or other person in religious orders wordnet
  4. 4
    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."

  5. 5
    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.’"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
clericabbeaccepterbelieverbrothercassock

Example

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"The bishop, a highly placed churchman, stated the religion's opinion."

Etymology

From church + man. Compare kirkman and German Kirchmann.

Related phrases

High ChurchmanLow Churchman

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