churchman
/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃmən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person (originally a man) of authority in a Christian religious organization (a church).
noun
A member or adherent of an established church, especially the Church of England.
name
A surname.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of churchman.
Example Sentences
- "The bishop, a highly placed churchman, stated the religion's opinion."
- "I replied, ‘I attended St. James's, St. Martin's, and St. Ann's, Soho;’—‘So,’ said he, ‘you are a churchman.’"
- "Thus they say the king of Great Britain, must maintain episcopacy in England, and presbyterianism in Scotland, whether he be a presbyterian as king William, a Lutheran as George I. or a true churchman as his present Majesty."
- "It was a brave sight on a Sunday morning to see those old Tottenhamites—each with his comfortable lady-wife on his arm—proceeding in their stiff Sunday best to the morning service; pitying the Quaker friends they met on their way for their incomplete and unenlightened faith—the Quakers, of course, pitying the Churchmen for theirs."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃmən/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.