churchwoman

Example Sentences

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Appointing a woman as Bishop of Oxford is an opportunity that should not be wasted, a leading churchwoman has said.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2014

Before starting for the U. S. he offered his palace rent-free "to any churchman or churchwoman who will pay the salaries of the servants and the taxes on the house."

From Time Magazine Archive

Good churchwoman, she built the Episcopal residence at Manila, helped build the Episcopal cathedral there.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leader of the women's protest was Esther Lutteman, 69, a clergyman's widow and an outstanding Lutheran churchwoman, who denounced the church as too ceremonial, too institutional and, worst of all, too masculine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Molly, as has been said, was a rigid churchwoman.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various