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# clergyman

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

«clergyman» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A man who leads religious services, such as a priest, minister, vicar or rabbi. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clergyman/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clergyman/#x1)
- A clergyman visited the sick in hospital. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clergyman/#x2)
- In the story, the clergyman knew every family in the village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clergyman/#x3)
- The clergyman rang the church bell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clergyman/#x4)
- My great-uncle was a clergyman in Ireland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clergyman/#x5)
- The clergyman spoke kindly at the funeral. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clergyman/#x6)
- The old clergyman, too, did not come back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clergyman/#x7)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clergyman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clergyman/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clergyman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clergyman.html) on Mova free.