ClergymanWordNet Explorer
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a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
a leader in religious or sacred affairs
in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church)
(Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
a clergyman ministering to some institution
a clergyman or other person in religious orders