Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [church-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈtʃɜrtʃˌwʊm ən/
- /tʃˈɜːtʃwʊmən/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [church-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈtʃɜrtʃˌwʊm ən/
Definitions of churchwoman word
- noun churchwoman a female practising member of a church 3
- noun churchwoman a woman member of a church, esp. an active member 3
- noun plural churchwoman a female member, adherent, or active supporter of a church. 1
- noun churchwoman A female member of the Christian clergy or of a church. 1
- noun churchwoman The female equivalent of a churchman. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of churchwoman
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1715-25; church + woman
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Churchwoman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
churchwoman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
churchwoman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for churchwoman
noun churchwoman
- chaplain — A chaplain is a member of the Christian clergy who does religious work in a place such as a hospital, school, prison, or in the armed forces.
- cleric — A cleric is a member of the clergy.
- clerical — Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office.
- divine — of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
- ecclesiastic — a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with ch
- Words starting with chu
- Words starting with chur
- Words starting with churc
- Words starting with church
- Words starting with churchw
- Words starting with churchwo
- Words starting with churchwom
- Words starting with churchwoma
- Words starting with churchwoman