Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cleric; especially, an ordained (male or female) Christian minister.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian свещенослужи́тел, свещенослужи́телка
- свещенослужи́тел (sveštenoslužítel)ordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- свещенослужи́телка (sveštenoslužítelka)ordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Chinese Mandarin 牧師 /牧师
- 牧師 /牧师 (mùshī)ordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Czech duchovní
- duchovníordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Dutch geestelijke
- geestelijkeordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Esperanto pastro
- pastroordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Finnish pappi
- pappiordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
French prêtre, prêtresse
- prêtreordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- prêtresseordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- clercordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- clergesseordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- cléresseordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
German Pfarrer, Pfarrerin
- Pfarrerordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- Pfarrerinordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- Pastorordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- Pastorinordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- Klerikerordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- Klerikerinordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- Geistlicherordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- Geistlicheordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- Seelsorgerordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- Seelsorgerinordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- Seelenhirtordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- Seelenhirteordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Italian chierico, ecclesiastico
- chiericoordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- ecclesiasticoordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Japanese 聖職者
- 聖職者 (seishokusha)ordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Korean 성직자
- 성직자 (seongjikja)ordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Polish osoba duchowna
- osoba duchownaordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Portuguese clérigo, clériga
- clérigoordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- clérigaordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Romanian față bisericească
- față bisericeascăordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Russian священнослужи́тель, священнослужи́тельница
- священнослужи́тель (svjaščennoslužítelʹ)ordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- священнослужи́тельница (svjaščennoslužítelʹnica)ordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Slovak duchovný
- duchovnýordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Spanish clérigo, clériga
- clérigoordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- clérigaordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Ukrainian священнослужи́тель, священнослужи́телька
- священнослужи́тель (svjaščennoslužýtelʹ)ordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
- священнослужи́телька (svjaščennoslužýtelʹka)ordained (male or female) Christian minister, male or female member of the clergy
Cite this entry
APA
clergyperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clergyperson
MLA
“clergyperson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clergyperson. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clergyperson,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clergyperson.
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