clergyman

Meaning

A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.

Synonyms

priest

minister

churchman

cleric

pastor

ecclesiastic

parson

divine

chaplain

theologian

abbot

reverend

man of the cloth

curate

dominie

prelate

religious

abbé

cure

padre

clerk

clerical

political

pontiff

pope

preacher

spiritual leader

presbyter

clergy

rector

jack-priest

cassock

vicar

ascetic

friar

hermit

incumbent

Translations

geestelijke

Priester

prêtre

prete

clérigo

ecclesiastico

clérigo

priester

sacerdote

sacerdote

Geistlicher

Pfarrer

sacerdote

pastor

pastoor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklɝd͡ʒimən/

Etymology

From clergy + -man.