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PREACHER MAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
Synonyms:
preacher; preacher man; sermoniser; sermonizer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("preacher man" is a kind of...):
clergyman; man of the cloth; reverend (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "preacher man"):
evangelist; gospeler; gospeller; revivalist (a preacher of the Christian gospel)
Instance hyponyms:
Bunyan; John Bunyan (English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688))
John Chrysostom; St. John Chrysostom ((Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407))