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An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Etymology tree English clergy Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English clergywoman From clergy + -woman.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
女牧師 /女牧师
(nǚmùshī)
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Esperanto:
pastrino
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Finnish:
pappi
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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German:
Pfarrerin
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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German:
Pastorin
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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German:
Klerikerin
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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German:
Geistliche
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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German:
Seelsorgerin
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Polish:
kapłanka
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Portuguese:
clériga
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Serbo-Croatian:
duhovnica
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Spanish:
clériga
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Volapük:
kultan
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Volapük:
hikultan
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Volapük:
jikultan
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Volapük:
pädan
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Volapük:
hipädan
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Volapük:
jipädan
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Volapük:
pastan
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Volapük:
hipastan
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
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Volapük:
jipastan
— ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
