CHURCHMEN Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

churchmen

noun

plural of churchman

as in clergymen

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Noun

There haven’t been any female popes, cardinals, archbishops or priests.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
So it was left to her to become one of the 15% of Shinto priests who are female.

— Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of priests

Noun

Videos posted on social media show street preachers speaking with multiple police officers outside the event.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Instead, there are countless influencers, preachers, and personalities who have created niche movements with their own theologies and political alignments.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026

Definition of preachers

Noun

But both Australian clerics successfully appealed their convictions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The church refused, and Armenia's Prosecutor General's office launched the case against Karekin and the other clerics in February, accusing them of defying a court order and barring them from leaving the country.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of clerics

Noun

Church deacons want it to be called Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, its previous name.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2026
Her parents, Baptist deacons who ultimately left the church over its refusal to ordain women, raised their children to wrestle with such questions.

— Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Definition of deacons

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