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Meanings of churchman in English

Portuguese
clérigo
Catalan
eclesiàstic
Spanish
clérigo
Wikidata

A clergyman or other person in religious orders.

clérigo
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Examples for "divine"
Examples for "divine"
1
He may, indeed, require divine help to roll aside this particular stone.
The Irish Times
2
Some might say divine intervention protected it, yet I know the truth.
Sign of the cross
3
By far the most popular divine portfolio was responsibility for thunder storms.
The Irish Times
4
These Whiskey Chocolate Balls are simply divine and so easy to create.
The South African
5
It's only people who believe in divine powers that talk about miracles.'
Shadows in the twilight
1
The cleric said: I want to have a word with the 'cook'.
Chef
2
One cleric has added his support as a result of recent publicity.
The Irish Times
3
Recently the cleric has joined calls for a vote of no confidence.
Reuters
4
Shia-dominated Iran is an Islamic republic, led by a senior Islamic cleric.
Radio NZ
5
They told the local cleric she had taken Muhammad's name in vain.
The Guardian
1
My friend the drum-major ecclesiastic was down upon me in a moment.
Roundabout Papers
2
Not a single ecclesiastic was there to take part in the ceremony.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 / (From Barbaro...
3
As to the missionary fruits of this enterprise, the devoted ecclesiastic writes:
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
4
The third ecclesiastic went beyond all bounds, actually uttering the following words:
Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 3
5
He finished his reply by tracing with his mahl-stick the ecclesiastic ordinance:
Bohemians of the Latin Quarter
Usage of churchman in English
1
The Norman duke was subtle, but the Italian churchman was subtler still.
William the Conqueror
2
Mother, as a soldier, I MAY attain distinction; as a churchman, never.
Prince Eugene and His Times
3
He is, however, very strict in religious matters, and a staunch churchman.
Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
4
That was the mock churchman's shortest way for the suppression of Dissent.
Daniel Defoe
5
But we are not concerned to study him as a good churchman.
The Life of Cesare Borgia
6
Reginald here will be a churchman and serve the king and God.
The King’s Curse
7
I have heard you say yourself what an excellent churchman he is.'
The Three Clerks
8
That is your answer, that is the sum of your churchman's argument!
The White Sister
9
Etienne hid his face in his mantle; the churchman and nobles conferred together.
The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendun...
10
But in the eyes of the lady Petronilla, Leander was an ideal churchman.
Veranilda
11
He is, in my judgment, a fine human being and a great churchman.
News.com.au
12
He was a strong churchman and especially interested in education and the colonies.
Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold
13
Favourite quote: A good churchman is always up in everybody's shit.
The Guardian
14
The Yankee Puritans were evidently not to be outmanaged by the English churchman.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 / Devoted To...
15
In this respect Las Casas, though a churchman, was very different from Columbus.
The Life of Columbus
16
But the churchman had a right to a more direct reply.
The White Sister
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clérigo
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