clergyman vs ordinary

ordinary vs clergyman

clergyman and ordinary both are nouns.

clergyman is not an adjective while ordinary is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clergyman	Yes	No	No	No
ordinary	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, ordinary is a hyponym of clergyman; that is, ordinary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clergyman:

clergyman: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
ordinary: a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death

Other hyponyms of clergyman include acolyte, anagnost, archdeacon, chaplain, churchman, cleric, divine, ecclesiastic, curate, minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector, deacon, domine, dominee, dominie, dominus, doorkeeper, ostiarius, ostiary, lector, reader, officiant, ordinand, postulator, preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer, priest, shepherd, subdeacon, vicar, vicar.

clergyman (noun)	ordinary (noun)
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church	(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
	an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
	a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
	a judge of a probate court
	the expected or commonplace condition or situation

clergyman (adjective)	ordinary (adjective)
	not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree
	lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

Difference between clergyman and ordinary

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