Synonyms for churchman
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A person (originally a man) of authority in a Christian religious organization (a church).
The bishop, a highly placed churchman, stated the religion's opinion.
Related words
- Phrases
- free churchman
- Is a kind of
- cleric
Forms
- Plural
- churchmen → clergymen, ecclesiastics, priests, pastors…
Example sentences
- priest The main duty of a priest is to preach in church.
- pastor Tom is the pastor at the church that Mary goes to.
- clergyman The clergyman has married three couples this week.
- minister The Foreign Minister said that war was inevitable.
- parson The parson gave the communion wafer to the dying person.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| churchman | falling | |
| priest | rising | |
| pastor | rising | |
| clergyman | steady | |
| ecclesiastic | steady | |
| minister | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- priest1, divine2, pastor2, parson2
- 7 letters
- kirkman2
- 8 letters
- minister3
- 9 letters
- clergyman3
- 12 letters
- ecclesiastic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (divine2 = 2 syllables).