"clergyman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɝd͡ʒimən/ [General-American], /ˈklɜːdʒimən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clergyman.wav [Southern-England] Forms: clergymen [plural]
Etymology: clergy + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clergy|man}} clergy + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|clergymen}} clergyman (plural clergymen)
  1. A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister. Categories (topical): Christianity, Male, People Translations (ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy): κληρικός (klērikós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), قِسِّيس (qissīs) [masculine] (Arabic), كَاهِن (kāhin) [masculine] (Arabic), свяшчэннаслужы́цель (svjaščennaslužýcjelʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), сьвяшчэннаслужы́цель (sʹvjaščennaslužýcjelʹ) [Taraškievica, masculine] (Belarusian), свяшчэ́ннік (svjaščénnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), сьвяшчэ́ньнiк (sʹvjaščénʹnik) [Taraškievica, masculine] (Belarusian), свята́р (svjatár) [masculine] (Belarusian), сьвята́р (sʹvjatár) [Taraškievica, masculine] (Belarusian), свещенослужи́тел (sveštenoslužítel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), духо́вник (duhóvnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), свеще́ник (svešténik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), clergue (Catalan), 牧師 (Chinese Mandarin), 牧师 (mùshī) (Chinese Mandarin), свѧщеникъ (svęštenikŭ) [Cyrillic, masculine] (Church Slavic), duchovní [masculine] (Czech), geestelijke [masculine] (Dutch), pastro [feminine, masculine] (Esperanto), virpastro [masculine] (Esperanto), pastriĉo [masculine, neologism] (Esperanto), pappi (Finnish), prêtre [masculine] (French), clerc [masculine] (French), crego [masculine] (Galician), Pfarrer [masculine] (German), Pastor [masculine] (German), Kleriker [masculine] (German), Geistlicher [masculine] (German), Seelsorger [masculine] (German), Seelenhirt [masculine] (German), Seelenhirte [masculine] (German), κληρικός (klirikós) [masculine] (Greek), pap (Hungarian), lelkész (Hungarian), klerus (Indonesian), eaglaiseach (Irish), chierico [masculine] (Italian), prete [masculine] (Italian), sacerdote [masculine] (Italian), ecclesiastico [masculine] (Italian), 牧師 (bokushi) (alt: ぼくし) (Japanese), 聖職者 (seishokusha) (alt: せいしょくしゃ) (Japanese), 성직자 (seongjikja) (alt: 聖職者) (Korean), clericus [masculine] (Latin), sacerdos (Latin), faraŕ [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), духовник (duhovnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), свештеник (sveštenik) [masculine] (Macedonian), ééʼ neishoodii (Navajo), свѧщеникъ (svęščenikŭ) [masculine] (Old East Slavic), свѧщеньникъ (svęščenĭnikŭ) [masculine] (Old East Slavic), duchowny [masculine] (Polish), kleryk [masculine] (Polish), clérigo (Portuguese), prid [masculine] (Romagnol), prit [masculine] (Romagnol), cleric (Romanian), священнослужи́тель (svjaščennoslužítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), свяще́нник (svjaščénnik) [masculine] (Russian), кли́рик (klírik) [masculine] (Russian), clèireach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), духо̀внӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), свѐштенӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), свѐћенӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), duhòvnīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), svèštenīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), svèćenīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), duchovný [masculine] (Slovak), duhovnik [masculine] (Slovene), clérigo [masculine] (Spanish), священнослужи́тель (svjaščennoslužýtelʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), свяще́нник (svjaščénnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), духівни́к (duxivnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), клі́рик (klíryk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), mục sư (Vietnamese), kultan [feminine, general, masculine] (Volapük), hikultan [masculine] (Volapük), jikultan [feminine] (Volapük), pädan [Catholic, feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hipädan [masculine] (Volapük), jipädan [feminine] (Volapük), pastan (english: Evangelical) [Protestant, feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hipastan [masculine] (Volapük), jipastan [feminine] (Volapük)

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          "tags": [
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
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          "code": "gl",
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          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Geistlicher"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Seelsorger"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Seelenhirt"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Seelenhirte"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "klirikós",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "κληρικός"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "klērikós",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "word": "pap"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "word": "lelkész"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "word": "klerus"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "word": "eaglaiseach"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "chierico"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "prete"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sacerdote"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ecclesiastico"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ぼくし",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "bokushi",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "word": "牧師"
        },
        {
          "alt": "せいしょくしゃ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "seishokusha",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "word": "聖職者"
        },
        {
          "alt": "聖職者",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seongjikja",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "word": "성직자"
        },
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "clericus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "word": "sacerdos"
        },
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "duhovnik",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "духовник"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "sveštenik",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "свештеник"
        },
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          "word": "ééʼ neishoodii"
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "свѧщеникъ"
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          "lang": "Old East Slavic",
          "roman": "svęščenikŭ",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "свѧщеникъ"
        },
        {
          "code": "orv",
          "lang": "Old East Slavic",
          "roman": "svęščenĭnikŭ",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "свѧщеньникъ"
        },
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "duchowny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kleryk"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "word": "clérigo"
        },
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          "code": "rgn",
          "lang": "Romagnol",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "prid"
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        {
          "code": "rgn",
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          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "cleric"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "svjaščennoslužítelʹ",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "священнослужи́тель"
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        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "svjaščénnik",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "свяще́нник"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "klírik",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "кли́рик"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "clèireach"
        },
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
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          "word": "духо̀внӣк"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "свѐштенӣк"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "свѐћенӣк"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "duhòvnīk"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "svèštenīk"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "svèćenīk"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "duchovný"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "duhovnik"
        },
        {
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "faraŕ"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "clérigo"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "svjaščennoslužýtelʹ",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "священнослужи́тель"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "svjaščénnyk",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "свяще́нник"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "duxivnýk",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "духівни́к"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "klíryk",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "клі́рик"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "word": "mục sư"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "general",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kultan"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hikultan"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "jikultan"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "Catholic",
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pädan"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hipädan"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "jipädan"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "english": "Evangelical",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "Protestant",
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pastan"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hipastan"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "jipastan"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈklɝd͡ʒimən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈklɜːdʒimən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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      "form": "clergymen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "English male equivalent nouns",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms suffixed with -man",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
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        "en:Male",
        "en:People"
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        },
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: clergywoman"
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈklɜːdʒimən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qissīs",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قِسِّيس"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kāhin",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "كَاهِن"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "svjaščennaslužýcjelʹ",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свяшчэннаслужы́цель"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "sʹvjaščennaslužýcjelʹ",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "Taraškievica",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сьвяшчэннаслужы́цель"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "svjaščénnik",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свяшчэ́ннік"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "sʹvjaščénʹnik",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "Taraškievica",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сьвяшчэ́ньнiк"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "svjatár",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свята́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "sʹvjatár",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "Taraškievica",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сьвята́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sveštenoslužítel",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свещенослужи́тел"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "duhóvnik",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "духо́вник"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svešténik",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свеще́ник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "clergue"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "牧師"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mùshī",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "牧师"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duchovní"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geestelijke"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pastro"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "virpastro"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neologism"
      ],
      "word": "pastriĉo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "pappi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prêtre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clerc"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crego"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Pfarrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Pastor"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kleriker"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Geistlicher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Seelsorger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Seelenhirt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Seelenhirte"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "klirikós",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κληρικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "klērikós",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κληρικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "pap"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "lelkész"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "klerus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "eaglaiseach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chierico"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prete"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sacerdote"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ecclesiastico"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぼくし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bokushi",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "牧師"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せいしょくしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seishokusha",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "聖職者"
    },
    {
      "alt": "聖職者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seongjikja",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "성직자"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clericus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "sacerdos"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "duhovnik",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "духовник"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sveštenik",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свештеник"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "ééʼ neishoodii"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Church Slavic",
      "roman": "svęštenikŭ",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свѧщеникъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "orv",
      "lang": "Old East Slavic",
      "roman": "svęščenikŭ",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свѧщеникъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "orv",
      "lang": "Old East Slavic",
      "roman": "svęščenĭnikŭ",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свѧщеньникъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duchowny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kleryk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "clérigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "rgn",
      "lang": "Romagnol",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prid"
    },
    {
      "code": "rgn",
      "lang": "Romagnol",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "cleric"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svjaščennoslužítelʹ",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "священнослужи́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svjaščénnik",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свяще́нник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "klírik",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кли́рик"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clèireach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "духо̀внӣк"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свѐштенӣк"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свѐћенӣк"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duhòvnīk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "svèštenīk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "svèćenīk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duchovný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duhovnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faraŕ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clérigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "svjaščennoslužýtelʹ",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "священнослужи́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "svjaščénnyk",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "свяще́нник"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "duxivnýk",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "духівни́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "klíryk",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "клі́рик"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "word": "mục sư"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "general",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kultan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hikultan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jikultan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "Catholic",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pädan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipädan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jipädan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "english": "Evangelical",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "Protestant",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pastan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipastan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "ordained (male) Christian minister, male member of the clergy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jipastan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clergyman"
}

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