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cler·gy  (klûrj)
n. pl. cler·gies
The body of people ordained for religious service. See Usage Note at collective noun.

[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).]

clergy [ˈklɜːdʒɪ]
n pl -gies
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the collective body of men and women ordained as religious ministers, esp of the Christian Church Related adjs clerical, pastoral
[from Old French clergie, from clerc ecclesiastic, clerk]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.clergyclergy - 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

clergy
noun priesthood, ministry, clerics, clergymen, churchmen, the cloth, holy orders, ecclesiastics The Bolsheviks closed churches and imprisoned the clergy.
Related words
adjectives clerical, pastoral
Quotations
"Clergy are men as well as other folks" [Henry Fielding Joseph Andrews]
Translations
clergy [ˈklɜːdʒɪ] NPLclero m

clergy [ˈklɜːrdʒi] nclergé m

clergy
plKlerus m, → Geistlichkeit f, → die Geistlichen pl; to join the clergyGeistlicher werden

clergy [ˈklɜːdʒɪ] nclero
clergy [ˈklɜːdʒɪ] nclero

clergy
n clergy [ˈkləːdʒi]
the ministers, priests etc of the Christian religion the clergy of the Church of England. geestelikes إكليروس، رِجال الكهنوت духовенство duchovenstvo præstestand; gejstlighed die Geistlichkeit (ο) κλήρος clero vaimulikkond روحانیون؛ کشیشان papisto clergé כְּמורָה पादरी svećenstvo papság pejabat gereja klerkastétt clero 聖職者 성직자 dvasininkija garīdzniecība golongan paderi geestelijkheid presteskap, geistlighet duchowieństwo clero cler духовенство duchovenstvo duhovščina sveštenstvo prästerskap, präster ผู้ที่ทำเกี่ยวกับศาสนา rahipler/papazlar sınıfı 牧師 духовенство, духівництво پادری ، پروہت giáo sỹ
n clergyman
one of the clergy; a priest, minister etc. geestelike, predikant كاهِن، قِس духовник duchovní, kněz præst; gejstlig der/die Geistliche κληρικός clérigo vaimulik مرد روحانی؛ کشیش pappi, kirkonmies ecclésiastique כֹּמֶר @@@כּוֹמֶר$$$ पादरी svećenik, duhovnik (aglikanski) pap pejabat gereja, pendeta dsb prestur, klerkur ecclesiastico 聖職者 성직자 한 사람 dvasininkas garīdznieks paderi geestelijke prest, geistlig duchowny clérigo preot, cleric духовное лицо duchovný duhovnik sveštenik präst ที่เป็นสมาชิกองค์กรทางศาสนา papaz, rahip 牧師 священик, духовна особа پادری giáo sỹ Cơ đốc


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