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The daughter of an Anglican clergyman, Emily lived almost all of her life in Haworth, a remote village in the southern Pennines, hundreds of miles from literary London.
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
An ordained clergyman, he was punished for his dissenting beliefs, resulting in his establishing the first secular state, Rhode Island, as a haven and refuge.
—Emmett Coyne, The Hill, 23 May 2025
That his father was a clergyman, and that Haverford had Quaker connections, did not hurt.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Families raced down the main street to witness a grand ceremony, following a parade of soldiers, clergymen, Freemasons, musicians and Seneca tribesmen, including their venerable chief, Red Jacket.
—Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
An ordained clergyman, he was punished for his dissenting beliefs, resulting in his establishing the first secular state, Rhode Island, as a haven and refuge.
—Emmett Coyne, The Hill, 23 May 2025
That his father was a clergyman, and that Haverford had Quaker connections, did not hurt.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Families raced down the main street to witness a grand ceremony, following a parade of soldiers, clergymen, Freemasons, musicians and Seneca tribesmen, including their venerable chief, Red Jacket.
—Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Clergyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergyman. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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clergyman
noun
cler·gy·man
ˈklər-ji-mən 
: a member of the clergy
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