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clergywoman

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as in priestess, deaconess

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for clergywoman

deaconess,
priestess

churchman,
clergyman,
father,
Holy Joe
[slang],
padre

abbot,
archbishop,
archpriest,
bishop,
dean,
diocesan,
monsignor,
pope,
prelate,
presbyter

clergyperson,
cleric,
clerical,
clerk,
deacon,
divine,
dominie,
ecclesiastic,
minister,
preacher,
priest,
reverend

abbé,
curate,
curé,
parson,
pastor,
rector,
shepherd,
vicar

chaplain,
confessor,
sky pilot

evangelist,
missionary,
missioner,
missionizer,
revivalist

friar,
mendicant,
monastic,
monk,
oblate,
religious

high priest,
high priestess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for clergywoman

layman,
layperson,
secular

lay reader,
lector

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