Churchman vs Minister - What's the difference?
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A person (originally a man) of authority in a religious organization; a cleric.
:The bishop, a highly placed churchman , stated the religion's opinion.
A person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church.
A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
* (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
At a diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
* Bible, (w) xxiv. 13
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.
to function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship
(archaic) To afford, to give, to supply.
* Bible, 2 Corinthians ix. 10
* Jeremy Taylor
* 1610 , , act 2 scene 1
Churchman is a related term of minister.
As nouns the difference between churchman and minister
is that churchman is a person (originally a man) of authority in a religious organization; a cleric while minister is minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service).churchman
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Noun
(en noun) (minister)- Ministers to kings, whose eyes, ears, and hands they are, must be answerable to God and man.
- Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua.
- I chose / Camillo for the minister , to poison / My friend Polixenes.
Verb
(en verb)- A newspaper headline: Couple leaves business world to minister to inner-city children
- He that ministereth seed to the sower.
- We minister to God reason to suspect us.
- I do well believe your highness; and did it to / minister occasion to these gentlemen [...] (to give opportunity to these gentlemen)