clergywoman

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Recent Examples of clergywoman Patterson, an ordained clergywoman with a background in healthcare, joined the Legislature via a special election in 2020. oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2022
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Noun
  • Robin, our hero, is the son of a country clergyman.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • The trio of vicars starts with James Norton as Sidney Chambers, the doe-eyed clergyman with a taste for cool jazz and clever women.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • Centuries ago, people throughout the Mediterranean region came to consult it via the Pythia or priestess to see what the Greek god Apollo had to say about their future.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
  • The priestess worked only during days in which Apollo was believed to be present at Delphi to channel his wisdom to the Pythia.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Then in 1964, Parks became a deaconess in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Born in a homestead just north of the D.C. border in 1930 and 1933, the brothers were raised in historic St. Phillips Baptist Church, where their father was an associate minister and their mother a deaconess.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • An artist and performer, Skrepetsky gained notice with his cutting portraits of Russian president Vladimir Putin, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, and a conservative Moscow bishop, Patriarch Kirill.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
  • The bishop was among 34 individuals and 47 entities that EU countries added to a Russia sanctions list Monday.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, churchmen claimed the authority to restrain violence, encouraged just wars and threatened violent behaviors with spiritual sanctions.
    Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Not all birth rituals depended on the intercession of a saint or the authority of a churchman.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • What makes the family tradition sustainable in central Massachusetts, where the Vallelis now live, is a pastor-sharing arrangement between two congregations that couldn’t afford a full-time clergyperson on their own.
    G. Jeffrey MacDonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2020
Noun
  • Watching from the crowd was Father Taras Naumenko, a Ukrainian Orthodox priest, one of Tryzub's team chaplains and a passionate soccer goalie.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 25 June 2026
  • Morelia is named after José María Morelos, a revolutionary priest and key leader of the Mexican War of Independence.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Each region is led by a bishop or archbishop.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Guests including the archbishop of Spoleto-Norcia, Monsignor Renato Boccardo; the mayor of Norcia, Giuliano Boccanera, and the president of the Umbria region, Stefania Proietti, attended the ceremonial ribbon-cutting.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 May 2026

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“Clergywoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clergywoman. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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