clergyman - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for clergyman ?

Here are the synonyms for clergyman , a list of similar words for clergyman from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

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

Synonyms

• clergyman
• man of the cloth
• reverend

More generic

• spiritual leader

Opposite / Antonyms

• layman

More specific

• acolyte
• anagnost
• archdeacon
• chaplain
• churchman
• cleric
• curate
• deacon
• divine
• domine
• dominee
• dominie
• dominus
• doorkeeper
• ecclesiastic
• lector
• minister
• minister of religion
• officiant
• ordinand
• ordinary
• ostiarius
• ostiary
• parson
• pastor
• postulator
• preacher
• preacher man
• priest
• reader
• rector
• sermoniser
• sermonizer
• shepherd
• subdeacon
• vicar

Related

• clergy

SHABDKOSH Apps

Shabdkosh  Premium

Ad-free experience & much more

Learn More