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churchman
/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃmən/
noun 4name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
stated, true
VERB + CHURCHMAN
placed
CHURCHMAN + NOUN
religion's
ADV.
highly
Definitions
noun
1
A churchwarden.
2
A person (originally a man) of authority in a Christian religious organization (a church).
The bishop, a highly placed churchman, stated the religion's opinion.
3
A member or adherent of an established church, especially the Church of England.
I replied, ‘I attended St. James's, St. Martin's, and St. Ann's, Soho;’—‘So,’ said he, ‘you are a churchman.’
Thus they say the king of Great Britain, must maintain episcopacy in England, and presbyterianism in Scotland, whether he be a presbyterian as king William, a Lutheran as George I. or a true churchman as his present Majesty.
name
1
A surname.
noun
1
Alternative letter-case form of churchman.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a clergyman or other person in religious orders
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The bishop, a highly placed churchman, stated the religion's opinion.
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I replied, ‘I attended St. James's, St. Martin's, and St. Ann's, Soho;’—‘So,’ said he, ‘you are a churchman.’
Wiktionary03
Thus they say the king of Great Britain, must maintain episcopacy in England, and presbyterianism in Scotland, whether he be a presbyterian as king William, a Lutheran as George I. or a true churchman
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