churchman
Man of cloth
A churchman is a male member of the clergy, or more broadly, a man actively involved in church affairs.
The term often implies someone of rank or influence within religious institutions: He was a prominent churchman in the Anglican tradition.
It can also describe a man devoted to the interests and practices of his church, as distinct from secular concerns.
One who performs sacraments
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- deaconJunior clergy member
- vicarClergy substitute for bishop
- rectorParish clergy chief
pastor · chaplain · curate · parson · canon · prelate · archbishop · cardinal
Clergy appointment ceremony
- sermonClergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- preachingDelivering moral discourse
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
liturgy · vestments · sacraments · parish · parishioner · diocese · rectory · vicarage
Study of the divine
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- creedStatement of belief
- canonAccepted authoritative works
exegesis · apologetics · heresy · catechism · scripture · gospel · ecclesiology · eschatology
priest
One who performs sacraments
rector · pastor · chaplain · curate · parson · canon · prelate · archbishop · cardinal · abbot
ordination
Clergy appointment ceremony
- sermonClergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- preachingDelivering moral discourse
pastoral · liturgy · vestments · sacraments · parish · parishioner · diocese · rectory · vicarage · presbytery
theology
Study of the divine
canon · exegesis · apologetics · heresy · catechism · scripture · gospel · ecclesiology · eschatology · predestination
devout
Deeply religious, sincere
reverence · godliness · righteousness · holiness · worship · prayer · observance · fervor · believer · faithful
churchmanlayperson
Non-specialist or unordained person
layman · laity · laywoman · parishioner · congregant
churchmanatheist
One denying gods exist
nonbeliever · unbeliever · infidel · secularist · agnostic
churchmanheretic
Challenger of official doctrine
dissenter · schismatic · reformer · anticlerical · iconoclast