English > churchman: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | A clergyman or other person in religious orders. |
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Synonyms | cleric, divine, ecclesiastic |
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Instances | Bruno, Saint Bruno, St. Bruno | (Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101) |
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a Kempis, Thomas a Kempis | German ecclesiastic (1380-1471) |
Narrower | ordainer | A cleric who ordains |
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pardoner | A medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences |
pluralist | A cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time / time |
Broader | clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth | A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
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Spanish | clérigo, eclesiástico |
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Catalan | clergue, eclesiàstic |
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