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Clergyman vs Reverend - What's the difference?

clergyman | reverend |

As nouns the difference between clergyman and reverend

is that clergyman is an ordained (male) christian minister, a male member of the clergy while reverend is reverend.

As an adjective reverend is

reverend.

clergyman

English

Noun

(clergymen)
  • An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.

    • Coordinate terms

    * clergywoman

    Hypernyms

    * clergyperson

    Holonyms

    * clergy

    reverend

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • worthy of reverence or respect

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) a member of the Christian clergy