churchman

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈtʃɝːtʃmən/ UK /ˈtʃɜːtʃmən/ See IPA manual

Freq #89680

Meanings

1

noun
a male member of the clergy or another man holding authority in a Christian church

The senior churchman called for reconciliation between the two congregations.
2

noun
a male member or adherent of a church, especially an established church such as the Church of England

Though politically radical, he remained a loyal Anglican churchman.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a male member of the clergy... clergyman cleric ecclesiastic

2 noun · a male member or adherent... church memberadherent

Opposites

layperson

Word family

Forms churchmen

Derived forms churchmanlychurchmanship

Related forms church clergymanchurchwomanecclesiastic

Etymology

From church + man, attested in Middle English and modeled as a person associated with a church. It can denote either a clergyman or an adherent of a particular church. Compare Scots kirkman and German Kirchmann.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# churchman

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɝːtʃmən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɜːtʃmən/
**Frequency rank:** 89680

## Meanings
1. a male member of the clergy or another man holding authority in a Christian church
2. a male member or adherent of a church, especially an established church such as the Church of England

## Examples
- The senior churchman called for reconciliation between the two congregations.
- Though politically radical, he remained a loyal Anglican churchman.

## Synonyms
- clergyman
- cleric
- ecclesiastic
- church member

## Antonyms
- layperson

## Derived Forms
- churchmanly
- churchmanship

## Related Forms
- church
- clergyman
- churchwoman
- ecclesiastic

## Etymology
From church + man, attested in Middle English and modeled as a person associated with a church. It can denote either a clergyman or an adherent of a particular church. Compare Scots kirkman and German Kirchmann.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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