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nouna member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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- order (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
- priest a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
- ordinary a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
- divine a clergyman or other person in religious orders
- reverend a title of respect for a clergyman
- williams English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)
- shepherd a clergyman who watches over a group of people
- wesley English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791)
- wesley English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
- vicar (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel