Clergyman Meaning
/ˈklɝd͡ʒimən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.
Sentence Examples
The clergyman has married three couples this week.
At first they rejected the proposal, but a clergyman urged them to accept.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The elderly ____ delivered a moving sermon on forgiveness.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local ____ gave a very moving and emotional speech at the wedding ceremony.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English clergy Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English clergyman From clergy + -man.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I think if post commanders of the unchaplained posts could employ acceptable clergymen […] then the needs might be met."
— 1883, United States. War Department, Annual Reports of the War Department, volume 1, page 128:
"The king experienced his first attack in autumn 1788, and as his condition worsened and the physicians-in-ordinary proved unable to cope or cure, the Reverend Dr Francis Willis (1717–1807), a clergyman doctor who ran a madhouse in Lincolnshire, was called in."
— 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 263:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The elderly ____ delivered a moving sermon on forgiveness.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local ____ gave a very moving and emotional speech at the wedding ceremony.