Hypernyms for "man of the cloth"
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Hypernyms
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acolyte
anagnost
archdeacon
chaplain
churchman
cleric
curate
deacon
divine
domine
dominee
dominie
dominus
doorkeeper
ecclesiastic
lector
minister
minister of religion
officiant
ordinand
ordinary
ostiarius
ostiary
parson
pastor
postulator
preacher
preacher man
priest
reader
rector
sermoniser
sermonizer
shepherd
subdeacon
vicar
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.