clergy

cler·gy  (klûrj)

n. pl. cler·gies

The body of people ordained for religious service. See Usage Note at collective noun.

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[Middle English clergie, from Old French (from Vulgar Latin *clerca, from Late Latin clricus; see clerk) and from Old French clergié, body of clerks (from Vulgar Latin *clerctus, from Late Latin clrictus, from clricus, clerk, cleric).]

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clergy

Noun

pl -gies priests and ministers as a group [see clerk]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

clergy - in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) priesthood - the body of ordained religious practitioners pastorate - pastors collectively prelacy, prelature - prelates collectively cardinalate - cardinals collectively clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church laity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy

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clergy

noun priesthood, ministry, clerics, clergymen, churchmen, the cloth, holy orders, ecclesiastics >> adjectives clerical, pastoral

Translations

clergy [ˈkləːdʒɪ] n → clero

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clergy [ˈkləːdʒɪ] n → clergé m

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clergy [ˈkləːdʒɪ] n → Klerus m, Geistlichkeit f

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clergy [ˈkləːdʒɪ] n → clero