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Meanwhile, cousin Edmund, an aspiring clergyman, falls under the charms of Mary Crawford, written by Austen as a charming but immoral woman.
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Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Blanc seeks to interview alongside another clergyman (O'Connor, 35).
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The clergyman was from the Maryknoll mission, a Roman Catholic order that had long worked with the Japanese American community and was now assisting with their removal from the West Coast.
—Tracy Slater
july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Born in 1775, Austen grew up in the Hampshire countryside, where her father served as a clergyman in the village of Steventon.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
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Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Blanc seeks to interview alongside another clergyman (O'Connor, 35).
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The clergyman was from the Maryknoll mission, a Roman Catholic order that had long worked with the Japanese American community and was now assisting with their removal from the West Coast.
—Tracy Slater
july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Born in 1775, Austen grew up in the Hampshire countryside, where her father served as a clergyman in the village of Steventon.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
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“Clergyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergyman. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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clergyman
noun
cler·gy·man
ˈklər-ji-mən 
: a member of the clergy
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