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clergy

[klur-jee]

noun

plural

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



clergy

/ ˈɜːɪ /

noun

  1. the collective body of men and women ordained as religious ministers, esp of the Christian Church

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • clergylike adjective
  • anticlergy adjective
  • proclergy adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of clergy1

1175–1225; Middle English clerge, clergie < Old French é (< Late Latin ٳܲ office of a priest; cleric, -ate 3 ), clergie, equivalent to clerc cleric + -ie -y 3, with -g- after é
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of clergy1

C13: from Old French clergie, from clerc ecclesiastic, clerk
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But there are dozens of other podcasts and videos presented by Orthodox clergy and an army of followers - mainly male.

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The restaurants around the Vatican filled up with pilgrims, clergy, and tourists.

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When the US replaced Spain as the colonial ruler in 1898, enforcing a separation of church and state, the political influence of the Catholic clergy waned.

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He criticised Pope Francis for "imposing his own ideas" by attempting to move Church governance away from the clergy.

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The Church's own published list of accused clergy marks his case as "not yet resolved" with no final determination of guilt or innocence, noting simply that he is "AWOL" - absent without leave.

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