clergy
A body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.
Example
“Today we brought together clergy from the Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox, and Reformed traditions for ecumenical dialogue.”
Related words
- anticlergy
- clergical
- clergyable
- clergyism
- clergylike
- clergyperson
- clergywoman
- nonclergy
- benefit of clergy
- black clergy
- clergy collar
- secular clergy
Word history
From Ancient Greek "κληρικός" (of the clergy).
Where this comes from
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