churchman
- noun
- /ˈtʃɜːrtʃmən/
- The chronicler described his former prior, Johannes Nider, as a zealot for regular observance, an authoritative theologian, and a diplomatic churchman.
- Canadian churchman
The the Byzantine emperor sends Greek speaking churchmen to to Kiev.
- The the Byzantine emperor sends Greek speaking churchmen to to Kiev.
- Instead, it's churchmen themselves asking questions, probing, saying, oh, wait a second, what about this?
Examples
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Henry Hammond (1605–1660) was an English churchman and scholar, and a friend of King Charles I.
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The bishop is not the solitary churchman with his own views, but the active coordinator and leader of a communal learning process.
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You should have been a soldier rather than a churchman.
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Two years ago, you were a passionate churchman.
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We would never accept a prominent liberal Churchman saying such things.
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So wrote the sixth-century British churchman.
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Instead, it's churchmen themselves asking questions, probing, saying, oh, wait a second, what about this?
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Bonhoeffer became an earnest churchman, and he believed in the communion of saints.
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After inquiring about the signers of the letter, the churchman responded in words that encapsulated one pastoral leader's approach to the dynamics of contemporary church life.
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The young churchman delivered an inspiring sermon every Sunday.
Synonyms
A person who leads religious ceremonies and worship in a church or temple
A religious leader who cares for and leads a Christian church, usually in Protestant churches
A person who gives sermons in a church
A religious leader who leads worship and helps people
A senior church leader who supervises priests in a group of local churches
A Christian church leader often given a formal title before their name
A religious leader who cares for and guides a group of church members
A religious leader who leads services and prayers in a church
A Christian priest in charge of a local church
A man who leads services and gives spiritual help in a church
A Christian minister in charge of a local church
A senior church leader who has authority over other clergy
A man who works as a religious leader, like a priest
A church member who is not a priest and helps the minister with office work and services
A man who talks about Christian beliefs in church
A church leader who leads services and cares for a local church
A senior Christian church leader under a bishop who manages part of a church district
A church leader who helps a senior pastor and cares for members
A senior church leader in charge of several churches or a cathedral
A person in some Anglican or Episcopal churches who helps the priest with church buildings and money
A man who helps run a church and its activities
A person in a church who looks after the altar and holy objects
A person who works as a priest or minister in the Christian church
A church leader who shares duties with another leader
A person who has an official job in a church and helps lead it
A Church of England person who collects money during services
A member of a Protestant church who helps the minister with services and visits sick people
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Etymology
Churchman is simply the parts church + man. The part church comes from an old word meaning 'belonging to the Lord', so a churchman is a man who belongs to or works for the church, such as a priest or church leader.