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Definition of churchperson word

noun churchperson A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric. 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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abbey — An abbey is a church with buildings attached to it in which monks or nuns live or used to live.
archbishop — In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a particular country or region.
bishop — A bishop is a clergyman of high rank in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches.
cardinal — A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
cassock — A cassock is a long piece of clothing, often black, that is worn by members of the clergy in some churches.

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