Synonyms of clergypersons

clergypersons

noun

plural of clergyperson

as in priests

a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church

a clergyperson of your choice would be the best one to advise on this spiritual matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• priests
• preachers
• clergymen
• clericals
• bishops
• ministers
• pastors
• clerics
• deacons
• ecclesiastics
• reverends
• chaplains
• fathers
• divines
• prelates
• clerks
• priestesses
• archbishops
• missionaries
• churchmen
• popes
• monks
• clergywomen
• dominies
• deaconesses
• deans
• rectors
• abbots
• vicars
• diocesans
• presbyters
• padres
• evangelists
• friars
• curés
• confessors
• abbés
• parsons
• archpriests
• shepherds
• religious
• missioners
• curates
• Holy Joes
• mendicants
• revivalists
• monastics
• sky pilots
• high priests
• monsignors
• oblates
• high priestesses
• missionizers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laymen
• laypeople
• lay readers
• seculars
• lectors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clergypersons

Seven top clergypersons of the Armenian Apostolic Church, including the church head, Karekin II, have been charged with crimes related to the church’s refusal to restore a mutinous bishop. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026