#clergyman__reverend__man_of_the_cloth  a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
  exclusion:  #layman
  supertype:  #spiritual_leader__spiritualleader  a leader in religious or sacred affairs
  instance:  #Henry_Ward_Beecher  #John_Donne  #John_Keble  #Martin_Luther_King_Jr.  #John_Wesley  #Roger_Williams
  member of:  #clergy
  subtype:  #archdeacon  (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
  subtype:  #archpriest__hierarch__high_priest__prelate__primate  a senior clergyman
     instance:  #William_Ralph_Inge__Inge__the_Gloomy_Dean  #Francisco_Jimenez_de_Cisneros__Jimenez_de_Cisneros  #John_Henry_Newman__Newman__Cardinal_Newman  #Cardinal_Richelieu__Richelieu__Duc_de_Richelieu__Armand_Jean_du_Plessis  #Desmond_Tutu__Tutu  #James_Ussher__Ussher__Usher__James_Usher  #William_of_Wykeham__Wykeham__wykeham  #Stefan_Wyszynski__Wyszynski
  subtype:  #chaplain  a clergyman ministering to some institution
     subtype:  #hospital_chaplain  a chaplain in a hospital
     subtype:  #military_chaplain__padre__Holy_Joe__sky_pilot__skypilot  a chaplain in one of the military services
     subtype:  #prison_chaplain  a chaplain in a prison
  subtype:  #cleric__churchman__divine__ecclesiastic  a clergyman or other person in religious orders
     subtype:  #bishop  a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches (Anglican Communion and Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic) to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ
        subtype:  #archbishop  a bishop of highest rank
           instance:  #Saint_Anselm__Anselm__St_Anselm  #Saint_Thomas_a_Becket__Becket__Thomas_a_Becket__St_Thomas_a_Becket
        subtype:  #cardinal  (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
           subtype:  #dean.cardinal  (Roman Catholic) the head of the College of Cardinals
           instance:  #Roberto_Francesco_Romolo_Bellarmine__Bellarmine__Bellarmino__Cardinal_Bellarmine  #Cesare_Borgia__Borgia
        subtype:  #diocesan  a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
        subtype:  #primus  the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland
        subtype:  #suffragan_bishop__suffraganbishop__suffragan  an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese
        subtype:  #vicar_apostolic  a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area
        instance:  #Bishop_Berkeley__Berkeley__George_Berkeley  #Saint_Ignatius__Ignatius__St_Ignatius  #St_Martin__Martin  #Bishop_Ulfilas__Ulfilas__Ulfila__Bishop_Ulfila__Wulfila__Bishop_Wulfila
     subtype:  #ordainer  a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders
     subtype:  #pardoner  a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
        subtype:  #absolver  someone who grants absolution
     instance:  #Thomas_a_Kempis__a_Kempis
  subtype:  #curate__minister__parson__pastor__rector  a person authorized to conduct religious worship
     subtype:  #ministrant  someone who serves as a minister
  subtype:  #Catholic_deacon__deacon  a cleric ranking just below a priest in Roman Catholic churches
  subtype:  #dominus__dominu__dominie__domine__dominee  a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
  subtype:  #officiant  a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service
  subtype:  #ordinand  a person being ordained
  subtype:  #ordinary.clergyman  a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
  subtype:  #postulator.clergyman  (Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization
  subtype:  #preacher_man__preacher__sermonizer  someone who occupation is preaching the gospel
     subtype:  #evangelist__revivalist__gospeler__gospeller  a preacher of the Christian gospel
        subtype:  #televangelist  an evangelist who conducts services on television
        instance:  #William_Franklin_Graham__Graham__Billy_Graham  #Aimee_Semple_McPherson__McPherson  #Dwight_Lyman_Moody__Moody  #Oral_Roberts__Roberts
     instance:  #John_Bunyan__Bunyan
  subtype:  #priest  a clergyman in many Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites
     subtype:  #canon.priest  a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
        subtype:  #prebendary  a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
     subtype:  #celebrant  an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
     subtype:  #confessor  a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
     subtype:  #Father__Padre  `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
     subtype:  #Monsignor  (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests
     subtype:  #pontifex  (ancient Rome) a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
     subtype:  #priestess__priestes  a woman priest
     subtype:  #vicar  a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
     instance:  #Aaron  #Saint_Dominic__Dominic__St_Dominic__Domingo_de_Guzman
  subtype:  #shepherd  a clergyman who watches over a group of people
  subtype:  #Church-of_England_vicar__vicar  (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish
  subtype:  #US-Episcopal-Church_vicar__vicar  (US Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

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