Clergyman — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌltɛləs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈɪŋkʃənəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈɪŋkʃənəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌltɛləs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reverend man of the cloth

Antonyms

layman

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geistliche

ein Mitglied des Klerus und ein spiritueller Führer der christlichen Kirche

🇫🇷French

pasteur

membre du clergé et chef spirituel de l'Église chrétienne

🇪🇸Spanish

clérigo

miembro del clero y líder espiritual de la Iglesia cristiana

🇮🇹Italian

sacerdote

un membro del clero e un leader spirituale della Chiesa cristiana

🇳🇱Dutch

geestelijke

een lid van de geestelijkheid en een geestelijk leider van de christelijke kerk

🇵🇹Portuguese

clérigo

um membro do clero e um líder espiritual da Igreja Cristã

🇷🇺Russian

священнослужитель

священнослужитель и духовный лидер христианской церкви

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पादरी

पादरी वर्ग का एक सदस्य और ईसाई चर्च का एक आध्यात्मिक नेता

🇧🇩Bengali

পাদরি

পাদরিদের একজন সদস্য এবং খ্রিস্টান চার্চের আধ্যাত্মিক নেতা

🇮🇳Tamil

மதகுரு

மதகுருக்களின் உறுப்பினர் மற்றும் கிறிஸ்தவ திருச்சபையின் ஆன்மீகத் தலைவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మతాధికారి

మతాధికారుల సభ్యుడు మరియు క్రైస్తవ చర్చి యొక్క ఆధ్యాత్మిక నాయకుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

पाळक

पाळकांचा सदस्य आणि ख्रिश्चन चर्चचा आध्यात्मिक नेता

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાદરી

પાદરીઓના સભ્ય અને ખ્રિસ્તી ચર્ચના આધ્યાત્મિક નેતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾದ್ರಿ

ಪಾದ್ರಿಗಳ ಸದಸ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್ ಚರ್ಚ್‌ನ ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ನಾಯಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുരോഹിതൻ

ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ സഭയുടെ ഒരു വൈദിക അംഗവും ആത്മീയ നേതാവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਦਰੀ

ਪਾਦਰੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਅਤੇ ਈਸਾਈ ਚਰਚ ਦਾ ਅਧਿਆਤਮਿਕ ਆਗੂ

🇵🇰Urdu

پادری

پادریوں کا ایک رکن اور عیسائی چرچ کا روحانی پیشوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

牧师

神职人员和基督教会的精神领袖

🇯🇵Japanese

牧師

聖職者の一員であり、キリスト教会の精神的指導者

🇰🇷Korean

성직자

성직자이자 기독교 교회의 영적 지도자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giáo sĩ

một thành viên của hàng giáo sĩ và một nhà lãnh đạo tinh thần của Giáo hội Cơ đốc

🇹🇭Thai

นักบวช

สมาชิกของพระสงฆ์และผู้นำทางจิตวิญญาณของคริสตจักรคริสเตียน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pendeta

seorang anggota pendeta dan pemimpin spiritual Gereja Kristen

🇵🇭Filipino

pari

isang miyembro ng klero at isang espirituwal na pinuno ng Simbahang Kristiyano

🇲🇾Malay

pendeta

seorang ahli paderi dan pemimpin rohani Gereja Kristian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رجل دين

أحد رجال الدين والزعيم الروحي للكنيسة المسيحية

🇮🇷Persian

روحانی

یکی از اعضای روحانیون و یک رهبر معنوی کلیسای مسیحی

🇹🇷Turkish

din adamı

din adamlarının bir üyesi ve Hıristiyan Kilisesi'nin ruhani lideri

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִישׁ דַת

חבר בכמורה ומנהיג רוחני של הכנסייה הנוצרית

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