noun
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
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clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
• Derivationally related forms: ↑pastoral (for: ↑pastor), ↑pastorship (for: ↑pastor), ↑ministerial (for: ↑minister), ↑minister (for: ↑minister)
• Hypernyms: ↑clergyman, ↑reverend, ↑man of the cloth
• Hyponyms: ↑ministrant
Useful english dictionary. 2012.