церковный

English translation: clergyman

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Russian term or phrase:	церковный
English translation:	clergyman
Entered by:	Timoshka

19:42 Oct 18, 2017

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Social Sciences - History

Russian term or phrase: церковный

In an 1879 death record from Gostynin, Poland, one of the two informants is listed as "Янъ Древсъ, церковный, шестьдесятъ одинъ годъ..." I know "церковный" is generally used as an adjective, but seems to be used as a noun here. I can't find it used as such in any dictionaries I have access to, but assume it might refer to a "cleric" or "clergyman" or perhaps some layperson associated with the church? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Timoshka KudoZ activity Questions: 428 (3 open) (13 without valid answers) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 12
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clergyman

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Clergyman definition, a member of the clergy http://www.dictionary.com/browse/clergyman

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Note added at 8 mins (2017-10-18 19:50:50 GMT)
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Cleric definition, a member of the clergy.

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Note added at 4 days (2017-10-23 07:43:17 GMT) Post-grading
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Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Local time: 04:59

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clergyman

Vladyslav Golovaty

a churchman

Kirill Ivanovskiy

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a churchman

Explanation:
In this context, it is unclear how was the mentioned person related to the Church/clergy (or, may be, even to a particular church building). Therefore, a word with looser meaning is needed. 'Churchman' usially means 'a clergyman' but may also mean just 'a member of the church', 'a churchgoer', 'a believer'.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churchman

Kirill Ivanovskiy
Russian Federation
Local time: 04:59
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clergyman

Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Local time: 04:59
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Russian
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