noun
Meaning 1
A male member of the clergy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clergyman
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
man of the cloth
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noun
Meaning 2
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clergyman, reverend
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spiritual leader
Narrower terms: acolyte, anagnost, archdeacon, chaplain, cleric, churchman, divine, ecclesiastic, curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector, deacon, dominus, dominie, domine, dominee, doorkeeper, ostiary, ostiarius, lector, reader, officiant, ordinand, ordinary, postulator, preacher, preacher man, sermonizer, sermoniser, priest, shepherd, subdeacon, vicar, Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, Donne, John Donne, Keble, John Keble, King, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., Wesley, John Wesley, Charles Wesley, Williams, Roger Williams
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: pap — a male member of the clergy
- Hungarian: lelkész — a male member of the clergy
- Hungarian: Isten szolgája — a male member of the clergy