churchwoman
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church·wom·an
(chûrch′wo͝om′ən)n.
1. A woman who is a cleric.
2. A woman who is a member of a church.
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churchwoman
(ˈtʃɜːtʃˌwʊmən)n, pl -women
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a female practising member of a church
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church•wom•an
(ˈtʃɜrtʃˌwʊm ən)n., pl. -wom•en.
a woman who is a member of a church.
[1715–25]
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