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clergyman

noun
/ˈklɝd͡ʒimən/US/ˈklɜːdʒimən/UK

Etymology

From clergy + -man.

  1. derived from κληρικός
  2. derived from clēricus
  3. derived from clēricātus
  4. derived from clergie
  5. inherited from clergie
  6. formed as clergyman — “clergy + -man”

Definitions

  1. A male member of a clergy

    A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.

    • Holonym: clergy
    • I think if post commanders of the unchaplained posts could employ acceptable clergymen […] then the needs might be met.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at clergyman. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01clergyman02clergy03priests04priest05killing06deprives07deprive

A definitional loop anchored at clergyman. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at clergyman

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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