The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ELDERS , but the solution may also be ECCLESIASTICALS which is one of the most recent solution (1988 in New York Times).
Churchmen crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELDERS | 27 % | 6 |
| PASTORS | 13 % | 7 |
| PRIESTS | 13 % | 7 |
| PRELATES | 13 % | 8 |
| CANONS | 7 % | 6 |
| ECCLESIASTICALS | 7 % | 15 |
| ENDERS | 7 % | 6 |
| PRIMATES | 7 % | 8 |
| DOMS | 7 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Churchmen
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- clergymen
- churchgoers
- clergy
- clergyman
- pastors
- ecclesiastics
- churchmanship
- churches
- priests
- churchianity
- church
- churchgoing
Crossword Answer definitions
ELDERS noun- An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
- One who is older than another.
- One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
- An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
- A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
- One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
- Male missionary.
- (often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
- A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
- To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
- A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
- Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ELDERS
- Church fathers
- Church officers
- Respectable people?
- Shortest-serving Surgeon General
- Tribal spokesmen
- Ones born before you
- Respectable ones?
- Council members, often
- People to respect
- Leaders of the tribe, perhaps
More clues leading to the result PASTORS
- Some shepherds
- Flock leaders
- Spiritual leaders
- Service providers
- Leads one's flock
- Clergymen.
- Tony ___ famous theatre in Union Square.
- Men of the cloth.
- Parish priests.
- Originally, shepherds.
More clues leading to the result PRIESTS
- Deacons' superiors
- Clergymen
- Parish leaders
- Those with the rite stuff?
- Ones in clerical work?
- They have the rite stuff
- Bishop's subordinates
- They tend church regularly
- Mass leaders
- Holy water blessers
More clues leading to the result PRELATES
- Bishops, etc.
- Clerical officials
- Church dignitaries
- Clergymen
- Bishop's colleagues
- High-ranking holy men
- Church dignitaries.
- High clerics.
- Important clerics.
- Church V.I.P.'s
More clues leading to the result CANONS
- Church regulations
- Church laws
- Prebendaries
- Certain priests
- Ecclesiastical laws
- Church decrees
- Pieces with staggered melodies
- Established principles
- Camera choices
- Fundamental rules
More clues leading to the result ECCLESIASTICALS
More clues leading to the result ENDERS
- Rear-__ (some accidents)
- Bitter ___
- Bitter-___ (diehards)
- "Smoke ___"
- West __: some London residents
- See 24-Down
- Bitter-__ (diehards)
- Finales
- Bitter-__ (stubborn ones)
- Finishers.
More clues leading to the result PRIMATES
- Guys and gibbons
- Provincial high-ranking bishops
- Subjects for 35 Down
- Man, the apes, the monkeys, etc.
- Bishops.
- Man and the apes.
- Apes.
- Order man belongs to.
- Churchmen.
- Sign on a zoo house.