shepherd vs clergyman
clergyman vs shepherdshepherd and clergyman both are nouns.
shepherd is a verb but clergyman is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shepherd | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| clergyman | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
clergyman is a hypernym of
shepherd; that is, clergyman is a
word with a broader meaning than shepherd:
- shepherd: a clergyman who watches over a group of people
- clergyman: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Other hypernyms of shepherd include
man of the cloth, reverend.
| shepherd (noun) | clergyman (noun) |
|---|---|
| a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock | a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
| a clergyman who watches over a group of people |
| shepherd (verb) | clergyman (verb) |
|---|---|
| tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats | |
| watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils |
Words related to "shepherd"
Words related to "clergyman"
- Beecher
- Charles Wesley
- Donne
- Henry Ward Beecher
- John Donne
- John Keble
- John Wesley
- Keble
- King
- Martin Luther King
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Roger Williams
- Wesley
- Williams
- acolyte
- anagnost
- archdeacon
- chaplain
- churchman
- clergy
- cleric
- curate
- deacon
- divine
- domine
- dominee
- dominie
- dominus
- doorkeeper
- ecclesiastic
- layman
- lector
- man of the cloth
- minister
- minister of religion
- officiant
- ordinand
- ordinary
- ostiarius
- ostiary
- parson
- pastor
- postulator
- preacher
- preacher man
- priest
- reader
- rector
- reverend
- sermoniser
- sermonizer
- shepherd
- spiritual leader
- subdeacon
- vicar
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