clergy

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈklɜːdʒi/
• (America) IPA: /ˈklɝdʒi/

Noun

clergy (plural clergies)

1. Body of persons, such as ministers, sheiks, priests and rabbis, who are trained and ordained for religious service.

   Today we brought together clergy from the Wiccan, Christian, New Age and Islamic traditions for an interfaith dialogue.

Related terms

• cleric
• clerical
• clerk

Translations

• French: clergé
• German: Geistlichkeit, Klerus
• Italian: clero
• Portuguese: clero
• Russian: духове́нство
• Spanish: clero

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