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clergyman

/ˈklɜːdʒimən/noun

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पादरी, धर्माधिकारी

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nounclergymen
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    [C]

    a male priest or minister in the Christian Church

    पादरी, धर्माधिकारी

    • The clergyman read a prayer at the start of the ceremony.
    • Her father was a clergyman in a small town in Kerala.

    Synonyms priest minister cleric pastor vicar

    Opposite layman

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Clergy is a collective noun for all priests, while clergyman refers to one male priest.

Clergy सभी पादरियों के लिए collective noun है, जबकि clergyman एक पुरुष पादरी के लिए आता है।