clergyman

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

clergy +‎ -man

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

clergyman (plural clergymen)

  1. A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.
    Hypernyms: clergyperson, cleric
    Holonym: clergy
    Coordinate term: clergywoman

Translations[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Pseudo-anglicism; transferred sense from English clergyman.

Noun[edit]

clergyman m (invariable)

  1. a clergyman's suite of clothes