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churchperson

noun

Etymology

From church + person.

  1. derived from 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 — “mask”
  2. derived from persōna — “mask used by actor; role, part, character”
  3. derived from parsone
  4. inherited from persoun
  5. compounded as churchperson — “church + person”

Definitions

  1. A person involved with the church

    A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric.

    • He has been portrayed as both a narrow dogmatist and an ecumenical churchperson; a ruthless inquisitor and a sensitive, caring pastor...
    • The level of diction of the person in the street is usually different from that of a high churchperson. The latter might speak in an "elevated style"...

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA