clergy

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

clergies

1.
(uncountable, usually)A body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.
Today we brought together clergy from the Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox, and Reformed traditions for ecumenical dialogue.
Đồng nghĩa: first estate, spiritualty, third sex

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Đồng nghĩa

first estatespiritualtythird sex

Cùng gốc / liên quan

anticlergyclergicalclergyableclergyismclergylikeclergypersonclergywomannonclergybenefit of clergyblack clergyclergy collarsecular clergyclergymanclericclericalclerisy clerk

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English clergie (attested in the 13th century), from Old French clergie (learned men), from clēricātus, from Latin clēricus (one ordained for religious services), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (of the clergy). Equivalent to cleric + --ate.