clergy
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈklɜr.dʒi/
:
clero
- A quiet South Hartford community was leveled by tragedy as three clergy members were found dead.
- clergy and laity
- bishops and clergy
- Catholic clergy
What would a clergy team meeting look like?
- What would a clergy team meeting look like?
- What he wanted, though, was a trained clergy running the show.
- Instances of violence followed and troublesome clergy were arrested.
- We all, we can also talk about, you know, the nobility, the clergy, the burgers, right?
- In Islam, one can't really talk about church or clergy.
- And so the generation where the clergy lost control of the church was explosive.
- But then what happened is we end up with like the Vietnam War and Watergate and clergy sex scandals.
- As a matter of fact, let's have religion but no clergy.
- But no one was up for turnips nor other routes, not least of which the clergy.
- Laymen, laity are people who are ordinary people, believers but not clergy.
- And we see that, you know, across the world, most faiths still have male only clergy.
- Now, the clergy path, like every path, there's a spectrum and it can go bad.
- And the clergy and the nobles would get, you know, they'd get out of the taxes.
- Some hold doctorate, some hold masters, but they are, you know, trained to be clergy members to shepherd a community.
Examples
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What he wanted, though, was a trained clergy running the show.
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And the clergy, many are dead or disappeared.
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What would a clergy team meeting look like?
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There had been stories of how many the Catholic clergy had saved.
Fiction book (1991) -
For our clergy who wished to travel the world.
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The clergy approved the most conventional design for the cathedral.
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Did you know he's a member of the clergy?
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Some hold doctorate, some hold masters, but they are, you know, trained to be clergy members to shepherd a community.
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Eleven days later, on 14 October, 116 local clergy members called for an end to racism in Baltimore.
Academic text (2008) -
The local clergy came together to support the community during the difficult times.
Synonyms
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4.8
All the religious leaders who perform ceremonies in a church or religion
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3.6
People who guide and manage a church and its members
Antonyms
Compounds
How Clerical
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word clergy comes from the same root as cleric and clerk, words that once named church people who could 'read' and 'write'. So clergy now means the official leaders of a church who lead services.