churchman - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • become: He became a sincere churchman and was noted for his tolerance of Roman Catholics.
  • remain: Despite his Evangelical convictions, Haweis remained a staunch churchman.

Adjective modifier

  • high: This made him the highest churchman in the land.
  • great: In 1889 he gave Edward a wedding gift: a copy of a poem by the great Catholic churchman, Cardinal John Henry Newman.

Converse of object

  • lead: A delegation of churchmen led by the Archbishop of Canterbury petitions him not to force the reading on them.
  • include: In return for their lands all tenants-in-chief, including churchmen, owed the King military service.

Adjective modifier

  • prominent: The Orange Institution is taking a very heavy hammering these days from some prominent churchmen.
  • leading: But the visit has been condemned by two leading churchmen.
  • many: And many churchmen moved to where their needs could be met from dues.

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