clergy

cler·gy

 (klûr′jē)

n. pl. cler·gies

The body of people ordained or recognized by a religious community as ritual or spiritual leaders. See Usage Note at collective noun.

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[Middle English clergie, from Old French (from Vulgar Latin *clercīa, from Late Latin clēricus; see clerk) and from Old French clergié, body of clerks (from Vulgar Latin *clercātus, from Late Latin clēricātus, from clēricus, clerk, cleric).]

clergy

(ˈklɜːdʒɪ)

n, pl -gies

(Ecclesiastical Terms) the collective body of men and women ordained as religious ministers, esp of the Christian Church.

[C13: from Old French clergie, from clerc ecclesiastic, clerk]

cler•gy

(ˈklɜr dʒi)

n., pl. -gies.

the group or body of ordained persons in a religion, as distinguished from the laity.

[1175–1225; Middle English clerge, clergie < Old French clerge < Late Latin clericātus office of a priest; see cleric, -ate³]

cler′gy•like`, adj.

usage: See collective noun.

clergy

Religious leaders; a member of the Church.

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

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

إكليروس، رِجال الكهنوت

duchovenstvo

gejstlighedpræstestand

Geistlichkeit

κλήρος

clero

papisto

clergé

klersvećenstvo

klerkastétt

clero

dvasininkasdvasininkija

garīdzniecība

geistlighetpresteskap

духовенствоклир

rahipler/papazlar sınıfı

牧师

clergy

[ˈklɜːdʒɪ] NPL → clero m

clergy

[ˈklɜː^rdʒi] n → clergé m

clergy

pl → Klerus m, → Geistlichkeit f, → die Geistlichen pl; to join the clergy → Geistlicher werden

clergy

[ˈklɜːdʒɪ] n → clero

clergy

(ˈkləːdʒi) noun

the ministers, priests etc of the Christian religion. the clergy of the Church of England. geestelikes إكليروس، رِجال الكهنوت духовенство clero duchovenstvo die Geistlichkeit præstestand; gejstlighed κλήροςclero vaimulikkond روحانیون؛ کشیشان papisto clergéכמורה पादरी svećenstvo papság pejabat gereja klerkastétt clero 聖職者 성직자 dvasininkija garīdzniecība golongan paderi geestelijkheidpresteskap, geistlighetduchowieństwo ملا یا د عیسوی مذهبی عالم clero cler духовенство duchovenstvo duhovščina sveštenstvo prästerskap, präster ผู้ที่ทำเกี่ยวกับศาสนา; พระในศาสนาคริสต์ rahipler/papazlar sınıfı 牧師 духовенство, духівництво پادری ، پروہت giáo sỹ 牧师

ˈclergyman noun

one of the clergy; a priest, minister etc. geestelike, predikant كاهِن، قِس духовник clérigo duchovní, kněz der/die Geistliche præst; gejstlig κληρικόςclérigo vaimulik مرد روحانی؛ کشیش pappi ecclésiastique כמר, כומר पादरी svećenik, duhovnik (aglikanski) pap pejabat gereja, pendeta dsb prestur, klerkur ecclesiastico 聖職者 성직자 한 사람 dvasininkas garīdznieks paderi geestelijkeprest, geistligduchowny ملا: روحانى clérigo preot, cleric духовное лицо duchovný duhovnik sveštenik präst ที่เป็นสมาชิกองค์กรทางศาสนา papaz, rahip 牧師 священик, духовна особа پادری giáo sỹ Cơ đốc 牧师