churchperson
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
churchperson (plural churchpersons or churchpeople)
- A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric.
- 1979 April 28, John Graczak, “The Sacred and the Profane”, in Gay Community News, page 16:
- Even though the ordination of Ellen Barrett was allowed to stand because she admitted publically[sic] only her orientation, and refused to discuss the particulars of her relationships, her presence forces churchpeople to consider on what grounds gay relationships can be sanctioned within the community.
- 1996, Carter Lindberg, The European Reformations:
- He has been portrayed as both a narrow dogmatist and an ecumenical churchperson; a ruthless inquisitor and a sensitive, caring pastor...
- 1999, Lewis Turco, The Book of Literary Terms:
- The level of diction of the person in the street is usually different from that of a high churchperson. The latter might speak in an "elevated style"...