Synonyms of clergyman

clergyman

noun

as in preacher

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preacher
• churchman
• priest
• deacon
• reverend
• cleric
• clergyperson
• ecclesiastic
• padre
• bishop
• clerical
• pastor
• minister
• dominie
• archbishop
• father
• vicar
• priestess
• rector
• abbot
• clerk
• prelate
• deaconess
• parson
• pope
• curé
• dean
• presbyter
• abbé
• divine
• chaplain
• diocesan
• clergywoman
• Holy Joe
• confessor
• monsignor
• archpriest
• curate
• missionary
• shepherd
• monk
• missioner
• friar
• evangelist
• revivalist
• religious
• sky pilot
• mendicant
• monastic
• oblate
• high priestess
• high priest
• missionizer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• layman
• secular
• layperson
• lector
• lay reader

Examples of clergyman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many policymakers, politicians, clergymen, and social reformers saw emigration as a symptom of weakness and backwardness, a badge of failure in a global competition for imperial and national prestige. —Tara Zahra, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2017

The boys help Jake escape and then reach the farm of Tom's Uncle Silas, a clergyman as well as a farmer. —arkansasonline.com, 3 Aug. 2024

Another column focused on Rabbi Robert Schur, the city’s first white clergyman to march for Black civil rights. —Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2024

Now, Lubin works in marketing for a toy company and serves on the board of BOLD Justice, an advocacy group made up of local clergymen based in Broward. —Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2024