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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A man who is a member of the clergy.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A member of the clergy; a man in holy orders; a man regularly authorized to preach the gospel and administer ordinances according to the rules of any particular denomination of Christians. In England the term is commonly restricted to ministers of the established church.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An ordained minister; a man regularly authorized to preach the gospel, and administer its ordinances; in England usually restricted to a minister of the Established Church.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

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Examples

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  • A clergyman from a nearby parish who did not want to be identified told the Western Mail: I am one of a number of clerics who made formal complaints to the Bishop about Richard Grey.

    2009 December « Anglican Samizdat 2009

  • A 28-year aged Filipino clergyman is this years recipient of a 2009 CNN Hero of a Year endowment for his outreach training plan good known as Kariton Klassrum or cart classroom where poor young kids have been taught simple preparation skills as good as iBrattleboro. com Family Literacy Program in Bellows Falls

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  • A clergyman from a nearby parish who did not want to be identified told the Western Mail: I am one of a number of clerics who made formal complaints to the Bishop about Richard Grey.

    No swearing or drinking allowed for Welsh clergy « Anglican Samizdat 2009

  • Arbroath: A leading clergyman is facing calls for his resignation after a series of outspoken remarks about gay men.

    London Stock Exchange Chaplain Says Homosexuals Should Carry Warning Tattoos | Disinformation 2008

  • For whatever reason, this science fiction clergyman is not "totally convinced" (Hohstadt's longhand, I assume, for "convinced") that he is created in the image of a prophetic God or in the image of a God who gives his servant a spirit of the fear of the Lord, that is, piety.

    December Christian Science Fiction/Fantasy Blog Tour Day 2 2007

  • For whatever reason, this science fiction clergyman is not "totally convinced" (Hohstadt's longhand, I assume, for "convinced") that he is created in the image of a prophetic God or in the image of a God who gives his servant a spirit of the fear of the Lord, that is, piety.

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  • The young squire was much diverted with this scene, and whispered to my uncle, that if he had not murdered his dogs, he would have shown him glorious fun, by hunting a black badger (so he termed the clergyman).

    The Adventures of Roderick Random 2004

  • The young clergyman's story was that he had been told by a certain clergyman, whose name he mentioned, that a curate was wanted in the parish, and he had traveled down from London to offer his services.

    The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective 1894

  • An English clergyman is here with his wife, and he prayed and preached to her, me, and Ellen, this morning for whole congregation.

    Further Records, 1848-1883: A Series of Letters 1891

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