churchman

noun

church·​man ˈchərch-mən How to pronounce churchman (audio)
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: a member of a church

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Pentecostalism was about two decades old at the time, and its early practices of interracial worship, speaking in tongues, and divine healing were subjects of lively conversation among the relatively staid and respectable churchmen of mainline Protestantism. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024 If the dominant Spaniards of The Betrothed are unjust, self-interested, and pompous, few of the Italians — including churchmen — are any better. David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024 The good news about the release of Álvarez and the other 18 Catholic churchmen is tempered by the imposition of their exile and by the knowledge that other advocates for freedom in Nicaragua remain behind bars. David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024 They were abetted by the Latin churchmen who forged the Donation of Constantine as the pope’s license to appoint a king of the Romans. Dominic Green, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for churchman 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of churchman was in the 15th century

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“Churchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churchman. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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