clergywoman

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noun

An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.

Similar
woman of the cloth
OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounclergywoman (plural clergywomen)

plural clergywomen

  1. An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
  2. A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
clergyperson

nouna female member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

Similar
woman of the cloth
Broader
reverendwomanadult female
Also see
woman of the cloth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishclergy
  2. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  4. Old Englishwīf
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  6. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  8. Old Englishmann
  9. Old Englishwīfmann
  10. Middle Englishwoman
  11. Englishclergywoman

From clergy + -woman.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 女牧師 /女牧师
  • 女牧師 /女牧师 (nǚmùshī)ordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
Esperanto pastrino
  • pastrinoordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
Finnish pappi
  • pappiordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
German Pfarrerin, Pastorin
  • Pfarrerinordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
  • Pastorinordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
  • Klerikerinordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
  • Geistlicheordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
  • Seelsorgerinordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
Polish kapłanka
  • kapłankaordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
Portuguese clériga
  • clérigaordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
Spanish clériga
  • clérigaordained (female) Christian minister, female member of the clergy
Cite this entry
APA

clergywoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clergywoman

MLA

“clergywoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clergywoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clergywoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clergywoman.

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