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His grandfather wrote Anglican hymns and translated them into Yoruba, his clergyman father was a school principal, and his mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, became a women’s-rights leader.
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Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
Instead, the name of the author of the introduction, a Protestant clergyman named William B. Sprague, is prominently displayed.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 19 Nov. 2025
So Harald Schiffl now speaks on the clergyman's behalf.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
Instead, the name of the author of the introduction, a Protestant clergyman named William B. Sprague, is prominently displayed.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 19 Nov. 2025
So Harald Schiffl now speaks on the clergyman's behalf.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Clergyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergyman. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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clergyman
noun
cler·gy·man
ˈklər-ji-mən 
: a member of the clergy
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