Look up: clergy

1. clergy
   [n] - clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
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2. Clergy
   Those people who are appointed to work in the church. The three types of clergy are deacons, priests and bishops.
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3. Clergy
   Cler'gy noun [ Middle English clergie , clergi , clerge , Old French clergie , French clergie (fr. clerc clerc, from Latin clericus priest) confused with Old French clergié , French clergé...
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4. clergy
   noun in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
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5. Clergy
   • (n.) The privilege or benefit of clergy. • (n.) The body of men set apart, by due ordination, to the service of God, in the Christian church, in distinction from the laity; in England, usually restricted to the ministers of the Established Church. • (n.) Learning; also, a learned profession.
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6. clergy
   a body of ordained ministers in a Christian church. In the Roman Catholic Church and in the Church of England, the term includes the orders of ... [19 related articles]
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7. clergy
   clergy: see ministry; monasticism; orders, holy.
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8. Clergy
   Clergy is the body of ecclesiastical persons, in contradistinction to the laity. The Greek word came in to use to indicate that this class waste be considered as the particular inheritance and property of God, or else, which is more probable, because it was customary to select by lot those set apart...
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9. clergy
   A priest or minister in the Christian church.
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10. clergy
    Ordained individuals who perform spiritual and/or religious functions.
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11. Clergy
    `` `Clergy` is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. A `clergyman`, `churchman` or `cleric` is a member of the clergy, especially one who is a priest, preacher, pastor, or other religious professional. Depending on the religion, clergy usually tak...
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