Home › Words › C › churchwomanchurchwomanchurchwoman means the female equivalent of a churchman.EtymologyFrom church + woman.nounThe female equivalent of a churchman.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.clergywoman 75% match — An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy. vs churchwoman →churchwomanship 74% match — The craft or skill of being a churchwoman. vs churchwoman →churchwardeness 73% match — A female churchwarden. vs churchwoman →vestrywoman 72% match — female vestryman vs churchwoman →churchman 68% match — A churchwarden. vs churchwoman →churchperson 66% match — A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric. vs churchwoman →churchmanly 64% match — Befitting a churchman. vs churchwoman →deaconess 63% match — A non-clerical role for women in some churches. vs churchwoman →