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| abbé |
a title of respect for any clergyman, esp. in France. |
| acolyte |
a person who assists a clergyman in religious services, esp. Roman Catholic. [1/2 definitions] |
| benediction |
a blessing, esp. the one pronounced over the congregation by the clergyman at the end of a religious service. [1/2 definitions] |
| bishop |
a clergyman who holds a high position in certain Christian churches and is often in charge of a diocese or of a number of churches. [1/2 definitions] |
| circuit rider |
a clergyman who travels to preach in different parts of an area or district. |
| civil marriage |
a marriage performed by a government official, such as a justice of the peace, rather than a clergyman. |
| deacon |
in certain Christian churches, a clergyman just below a priest in rank. [1/3 definitions] |
| divine |
a religious scholar or clergyman. [1/12 definitions] |
| Jonathan Swift |
an Irish-born English satirist and clergyman (b.1667--d.1745). |
| Lord Temporal |
a member of the British House of Lords who is not a clergyman. (Cf. Lord Spiritual.) |
| man of God |
a priest, minister, or rabbi; clergyman. [1/2 definitions] |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. |
U.S. clergyman and civil rights leader (b.1929--d.1968). |
| parson |
a clergyman, esp. in a Protestant church; minister. |
| preacher |
one who preaches, esp. a minister or clergyman. |
| priest |
a clergyman who performs religious rituals or leads a congregation in worship. [2/3 definitions] |
| rector |
a clergyman in charge of an ecclesiastical unit such as a parish, college, religious house, or other congregation. |
| vicar |
in the U.S. Episcopalian Church, a clergyman in charge of a parish chapel. [2/3 definitions] |
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