churchman vs cleric

churchman

noun
  • A person (originally a man) of authority in a religious organization; a cleric. 

  • A member or adherent of an established church, especially the Church of England. 

cleric

noun
  • A member of the clergy. 

  • A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the clergy. 

How often have the words churchman and cleric occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )