Home › Words › C › churchpersonchurchpersonchurchperson · noun — A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom church + person.nounA person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.clergyperson 75% match — A cleric; especially, an ordained (male or female) Christian minister. vs churchperson →churchling 74% match — A church-goer. vs churchperson →churchgoer 72% match — One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian. vs churchperson →cleric 70% match — A member of a clergy. vs churchperson →churchian 70% match — A person whose religious practices exhibit Churchianity. vs churchperson →ecclesiastic 68% match — Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical. vs churchperson →churchmanly 68% match — Befitting a churchman. vs churchperson →churchman 68% match — A churchwarden. vs churchperson →