CLERGYMAN


Meaning of CLERGYMAN in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

anglican

They had six sons, one of whom died young and four of whom became Anglican clergymen , and seven daughters.

I recall another student who was an Anglican clergyman .

In the period 1831-65 no fewer than forty-one Anglican clergymen had presided over its various sections.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

He would never understand why she had married a pompous clergyman .

In 1867 she married a clergyman , Frank Besant.

In Leeds, a clergyman , the Rev. Edward Jackson, had found a similar situation.

No wonder our clergymen look anxious, and their congregations confused!

Philanthropists and clergymen had to admit that their own reforming schemes had completely failed.

The besieged were led by a soldier and a clergyman .

The situation is so bad that special seminars are being held to teach clergymen more about security.

When I returned to the drawing room, a clergyman was talking about the hardships being suffered by children in Berlin.

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