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It is to be deeply regretted that the clergymen would oppose an effort to teach the people the Bible truths; nevertheless, we find much opposition everywhere, and many clergymen will attempt to prevent the people from reading what is here written.
Joseph Franklin Rutherford

Meaning of "clergymen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLERGYMEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLERGYMEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clergymen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLERGYMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

clergymen

Clergy

Clergy are some of the formal leaders within certain religions. The roles and functions of clergy vary in different religious traditions but these usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the terms used for individual clergy are cleric, clergyman, clergywoman, clergyperson, and churchman. In Christianity the specific names and roles of clergy vary by denomination and there is a wide range of formal and informal clergy positions, including deacons, priests, bishops, preachers, pastors, and ministers. In Islam, a religious leader is often known as an imam or ayatollah. In Jewish tradition, a religious leader is often a rabbi or hazzan.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLERGYMEN

clerestoried
clerestories
clerestory
clergiable
clergies
clergy
clergyable
clergyman
clergywoman
clergywomen
cleric
clerical
clerical collar
clericalism
clericalist
clerically
clericals
clericate
clericity
clerid

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLERGYMEN

artillerymen
assemblymen
bogeymen
countrymen
dairymen
fellow countrymen
ferrymen
flymen
handymen
highwaymen
hymen
infantrymen
journeymen
jurymen
laymen
nurserymen
quarrymen
railwaymen
salarymen
vestrymen

Synonyms and antonyms of clergymen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CLERGYMEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «clergymen» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of clergymen

Translation of «clergymen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLERGYMEN

Find out the translation of clergymen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clergymen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clergymen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

牧师
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clérigos
570 millions of speakers

English

clergymen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पादरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رجال الدين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

священнослужители
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clérigos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাদরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ecclésiastiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendeta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geistliche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖職者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성직자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clergymen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giáo sĩ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதிரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाद्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

din adamları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ecclesiastici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

duchownych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

священнослужителі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clerici
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κληρικοί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

predikante
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

präster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prester
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clergymen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLERGYMEN»

The term «clergymen» is regularly used and occupies the 93.594 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLERGYMEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «clergymen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «clergymen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clergymen

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7 QUOTES WITH «CLERGYMEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clergymen.
1
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Young people, some of whom are not born into the faith, are being fired up by preachers using basic Islamic scripture and mobilized to wage jihad by radical imams who represent themselves as legitimate Muslim clergymen.
2
Craig Ferguson
If we are now holding late-night talk-show hosts to the same moral accountability as we hold politicians or clergymen, I'm out. I'm gone.
3
Gregory Nunn
All the world's a stage, and all the clergymen critics.
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Joseph Franklin Rutherford
It is to be deeply regretted that the clergymen would oppose an effort to teach the people the Bible truths; nevertheless, we find much opposition everywhere, and many clergymen will attempt to prevent the people from reading what is here written.
5
Sydney Smith
As the French say, there are three sexes - men, women, and clergymen.
6
John Strachan
In regard to education, something has been done by the Provincial Legislature; but to build churches, and to place clergymen is a work of greater difficulty.
7
John Wesley
Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergymen or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon Earth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLERGYMEN»

Discover the use of clergymen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clergymen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clergymen and Chiefs: A Genealogy of the MacQueen and ...
In 1962, Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum first visited the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland.
Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum, 2002
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Clergymen: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
3
The Irish pulpit: sermons, by clergymen of the established ...
Irish pulpit. SERMON II. Psalm, xvi. 11. »N THY PRESENCE IS FULNESS OF JOY ; AT THY RIGHT HAND ARE PLEASURES FOR EVERMORE. It has been observed, that our truest notions of heaven are derived from a consideration, rather of ...
Irish pulpit, 1827
4
Chaplains at War: The Role of Clergymen During World War II
Alan Robinson uses interviews with former chaplains, officers and soldiers and extensive archive research in military, government and church archives to draw together personal experience and official policy.
Alan Robinson, 2008
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Will the Version by the Five Clergymen help Dr. Biber? or, ...
I had intended to make some remarks on the improvement effected by the “ Five Clergymen” in various other points; but I can only afford room to notice that they have occasionally done good service by rectifying positive mistakes on the part of  ...
George Edward BIBER, 1857
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Clergymen - Webster's Specialty Crossword Puzzles
The clues in this book are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain.
Inc Icon Group International, 2010
7
Shaping New Englands: Puritan clergymen in ...
Beginning with a clear and thoughtful introduction that defines, among other details, the Anglo-American context in which this story is told, he proceeds to the events that gave rise to the Puritan movement; the Puritan style; writings of ...
Francis J. Bremer, 1994
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Observations on the necessity of introducing a sufficient ...
It has been stated, that the measure of providing respectable and efficient Clergymen in the West Indies, must originate in this country. In proof of this, it is to be observed, that the Colonists have it not in their -power to supply their own religious ...
George Peter Holford, 1808
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The priest's prayer book, ed. by two clergymen [R.F. ...
Priest Richard Frederick Littledale. Cemeteries, by no means adequate for its proposed object, and drawn up in an age unfamiliar with liturgical studies. Some few Offices in this Pontifical are superfluous in England, as, for example, those for  ...
Priest, Richard Frederick Littledale, 1876
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Hutchinson's Australasian Encyclopædia
William Saumarez Smith, £3000 ; Dean of Sydney, W. M. Cowper, £600 ; 2 archdeacons, 6 canons, 10 lay members of chapter, 2 minor canons, 2 examining chaplains, 163 clergymen, and 160 churches; Bathurtt — bishop, Right Rev.
‎1892

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLERGYMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clergymen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Religious order names 7 former Minnesota priests accused of abuse
... the names of seven former Minnesota priests who have been accused of child sexual abuse -- a list that includes five clergymen who worked ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
2
The King's Chapel and the King's Court: Richard Nixon, Billy …
In keeping with this political stagecraft, the White House staff went to great lengths to guarantee that clergymen invited to preach were ... «Religion & Politics, Jul 15»
3
Getting out of civil marriage biz? Tribune details one side of debate …
“The clergymen wear two hats. I'm making a political statement in this sense: I'm accusing the state of usurping the role of God. What I'm saying ... «GetReligion, Jul 15»
4
Grieving families paid almost £25k for being late for burials
... was with the undertakers being late as they were guided by the families and clergymen, and he felt that the timing was outside of their control. «Portadown Times, Jul 15»
5
Pan- Africanism needs Ethiopianism
It was an unwritten law by white missionary churches not to ordain black clergymen and the mere fact that this discrimination took place in ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
6
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini is canonized as the first American …
Crowds including notables in frock coats, heavily black veiled women and nuns and clergymen of all ranks stood along with barefooted ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
7
The emergence of Northerner as President will check Boko Haram …
We talked about the attacks on the North and the attacks on personalities, including the incumbent president and some clergymen like Sheikh ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
8
PA determined to curb Hamas resistance in West Bank
PA forces raided the homes of Muslim clergymen, former prisoners and, most notably, members of Hamas's student body, specifically at the ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
9
Above All, Protect Conscience
Although the right of clergymen to refrain from marrying couples against their conscience remains intact, government officials performing civil ... «Thetribunepapers, Jul 15»
10
Green Pope Goes Medieval on Planet
The legacy of Malthus, himself a Protestant clergymen, dominates environmental thinking. As historian Edward Barbier notes, Malthusianism ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»

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