clergyman

«clergyman» in Mova's school dictionary: A man who leads religious services, such as a priest… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a clergyman, clergymen); also clergywoman, member of the clergy

meaning for a pupil

A man who leads religious services, such as a priest, minister, vicar or rabbi. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and stories: the village clergyman, a clergyman at a wedding or funeral. In everyday life: «member of the clergy» is the neutral phrase. Related: vicar, priest, pastor, minister.

examples

• The clergyman led the wedding service. tree →
• A clergyman visited the sick in hospital. tree →
• In the story, the clergyman knew every family in the village. tree →
• The clergyman rang the church bell. tree →
• My great-uncle was a clergyman in Ireland. tree →
• The clergyman spoke kindly at the funeral. tree →
• The old clergyman, too, did not come back. tree →

note

Plural: clergymen. The group of all religious leaders is «the clergy» (uncountable). Today many people say «member of the clergy» or «minister» to include women.

In the corpora

• "A man of the cloth" means a priest or clergyman, someone whose job is to lead a church.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «clergyman» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.