CLERGYMEN Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

clergymen

noun

plural of clergyman

as in churchmen

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Noun

At the church near the cemetery’s entrance there’s a funeral, and the chants of the priests fill the square.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Three of my aunts were nuns, many of my cousins became priests, and my parents, siblings and I were all educated by the Jesuits.

— Geri McGinn Kerger, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of priests

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On June 27, 2026, at Trinity Pride Fest in Fort Worth, Texas, street preachers Richard Penkoski and David Grisham were subjected to multiple violations of their First Amendment rights while attempting to preach on public property.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 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

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Revolutionary Guard members and clerics mourn on the esplanade of the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla mosque.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Funeral ceremonies are expected to begin in Tehran and move to Qom, a stronghold of many senior Shiite clerics, then to Mashhad, Khamenei's birthplace.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 June 2026

Definition of clerics

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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
While women cannot be ordained as priests or deacons, they are not forbidden from teaching the faith as theologians, catechists and scholars.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026

Definition of deacons

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