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Churchman vs Parson - What's the difference?

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Churchman is a related term of parson.


As nouns the difference between churchman and parson

is that churchman is a person (originally a man) of authority in a religious organization; a cleric while parson is an anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.

churchman

English

Noun

(churchmen)
  • A person (originally a man) of authority in a religious organization; a cleric.
  • :The bishop, a highly placed churchman , stated the religion's opinion.

    • parson

    English

    (wikipedia parson)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.
  • A Protestant minister.

    • Derived terms

    * parsonage * parsondom

    Synonyms

    * cleric * father * minister * priest * vicar

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