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The belief that ratty footwear repels evil spirits may stem from an English tale, originating around 1300, in which a clergyman named John Schorn trapped the Devil in a boot.
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Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2018
The husband of the housekeeper of a Roman Catholic bishop has been arrested in the Southern California clergyman’s shooting death, law-enforcement officials said Monday.
—Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 20 Feb. 2023
Born in 1818, Emily was the daughter of Irish clergyman Patrick Brontë and his English wife, Maria Branwell.
—Michelle Mehrtens, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2023
While the clergyman and leader of the U.S. civil rights movement Dr. Martin Luther King wore a yellow gold Datejust with champagne dial and fluted bezel, the visionary fine artist, independent filmmaker and author Andy Warhol also wore Rolexes.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 22 June 2021
The writer, Louis Legrand Noble, was a clergyman, poet and biographer.
—Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, arrived from Jerusalem through a checkpoint in Israel's West Bank barrier.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2022
Hiat heeded that call, forging bonds with followers of other religions in what would be a hallmark of his career as a scholar and clergyman in the decades that followed.
—Ed Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
Rabbi Hiat heeded that call, forging bonds with followers of other religions in what would be a hallmark of his career as a scholar and clergyman in the decades that followed.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
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Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2018
The husband of the housekeeper of a Roman Catholic bishop has been arrested in the Southern California clergyman’s shooting death, law-enforcement officials said Monday.
—Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 20 Feb. 2023
Born in 1818, Emily was the daughter of Irish clergyman Patrick Brontë and his English wife, Maria Branwell.
—Michelle Mehrtens, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2023
While the clergyman and leader of the U.S. civil rights movement Dr. Martin Luther King wore a yellow gold Datejust with champagne dial and fluted bezel, the visionary fine artist, independent filmmaker and author Andy Warhol also wore Rolexes.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 22 June 2021
The writer, Louis Legrand Noble, was a clergyman, poet and biographer.
—Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, arrived from Jerusalem through a checkpoint in Israel's West Bank barrier.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2022
Hiat heeded that call, forging bonds with followers of other religions in what would be a hallmark of his career as a scholar and clergyman in the decades that followed.
—Ed Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
Rabbi Hiat heeded that call, forging bonds with followers of other religions in what would be a hallmark of his career as a scholar and clergyman in the decades that followed.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1577, in the meaning defined above
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“Clergyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergyman. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
clergyman
noun
cler·gy·man
ˈklər-ji-mən 
: a member of the clergy
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