The bishop, a highly placed churchman, stated the religion's opinion.
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Churchman
Synonyms for "churchman" (72 found)
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Related words (36)
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4 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 6 languages.
Hebrew
1 entries- איש־כנסיה noun (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric)
Hungarian
3 entries- egyházi ember noun (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric)
- lelkész noun (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric)
- pap noun (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric)
Irish
1 entries- eaglaiseach noun (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric)
Macedonian
1 entries- свештенослу́жител noun (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric)
Manx
2 entries- agglishagh noun (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric)
- saggyrt noun (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric)
Russian
2 entries- священнослужи́тель noun (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric)
- церко́вник noun (a person of authority in a religious organization; a cleric)
Sample sentences
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I replied, ‘I attended St. James's, St. Martin's, and St. Ann's, Soho;’—‘So,’ said he, ‘you are a churchman.’
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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.
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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.
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