From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchurchwomanchurch‧wom‧an /ˈtʃɜːtʃˌwʊmən $ ˈtʃɜːrtʃ-/ noun (plural churchwomen /-ˌwɪmɪn/) [countable] RRCa female priest SYN clergywoman
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churchwoman• For James, a gentle churchwoman with two young children, Kirschke was like no other man she had ever met.