clergywomen

plural of clergywoman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clergywomen
Noun
  • The teachings of the two traditions align on many major issues, but the Catholic Church does not ordain women and generally does not allow priests to marry.
    Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The state visit concluded with King Charles attending a reception at the Pontifical Beda College, a seminary which trains priests from across the Commonwealth.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The most gifted preachers transformed that aura into spiritual empires, drawing thousands to megachurches, filling television airwaves and sometimes amassing personal fortunes.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
  • While preachers preached, D’Angelo learned ministry from the choir stand, leading the flock to epiphany one measure at a time.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.
    Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Thirty-two deacons from around the world were being ordained that day.
    Kristine Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Two of the lawsuits were filed by the deans injured in the East High shooting.
    Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Mentoring women in the power industry Thomas mentors doctoral students as well as professors who aspire to serve as deans or other high-level positions.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For the monks or clerics, it is presented as a material substance, carried like a sack of gold on the demon’s back; the metaphors used are monetary or economic, as though the monks owe ordered syllables to God instead of the monetary tithe their vows of poverty render unnecessary.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Analysts point to how the restrictions have held, despite high-level pushback by other prominent clerics, and multiple attempts on the ground to sidestep the rules.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Clergywomen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clergywomen. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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