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Clergymen

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  [klur-jee-pur-suh n] /ˈklɜr dʒiˌpɜr sən/ noun 1. a member of the clergy. 2. an ordained Christian minister. noun a neutral term for a member of the clergy Usage Note plural is clergypeople

• Clergywoman

  [klur-jee-woo m-uh n] /ˈklɜr dʒiˌwʊm ən/ noun, plural clergywomen. 1. a female member of the clergy. 2. a woman who is an ordained Christian minister. /ˈklɜːdʒɪˌwʊmən/ noun (pl) -men 1. a female member of the clergy Gender-neutral form vicar, priest n. 1670s, a nun, from clergy + man (n.). Not seriously as “woman pastor” until […]

• Cleric

  [kler-ik] /ˈklɛr ɪk/ noun 1. a member of the clergy. 2. a member of a party. 3. clerics, (used with a plural verb) half-sized or small-sized reading glasses worn on the nose, usually rimless or with a thin metal frame. adjective 4. pertaining to the clergy; clerical. /ˈklɛrɪk/ noun 1. a member of the clergy […]

• Clerical

  [kler-i-kuh l] /ˈklɛr ɪ kəl/ adjective 1. of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office or : a clerical job. 2. doing the work of a or : a clerical assistant; a clerical staff. 3. of, relating to, or characteristic of the or a member of the : clerical garb. 4. advocating the […]

• Clerical-collar

  noun 1. a stiff, narrow, bandlike white collar fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain clerics. noun 1. a stiff white collar with no opening at the front that buttons at the back of the neck; the distinctive mark of the clergy in certain Churches Informal name dog collar

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