plural clergies
1
: a group ordained to perform pastoral or sacerdotal functions in a Christian church
Members of the clergy have been invited to participate in an interfaith service.
2
: the official or sacerdotal class of a non-Christian religion
Buddhist clergy
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Local clergy have been invited to participate in an interfaith service.
a member of the clergy
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The Catholic Church is among many faiths that recruit and hire international clergy to fill staffing gaps that have widened in recent decades.
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Trujillo also emphasized the Trump campaign’s outreach to evangelical clergy, who play an important role within Latino communities.
—Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
As word of the teens’ exploits spreads, the town’s police department (led by Evil Dead icon Bruce Campbell) and official clergy resist the panic.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
But in March 2023, the State Department announced that was a mistake and immediately started adding them to the general queue with the clergy.
—Giovanna Dell’orto, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Trujillo also emphasized the Trump campaign’s outreach to evangelical clergy, who play an important role within Latino communities.
—Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
As word of the teens’ exploits spreads, the town’s police department (led by Evil Dead icon Bruce Campbell) and official clergy resist the panic.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
But in March 2023, the State Department announced that was a mistake and immediately started adding them to the general queue with the clergy.
—Giovanna Dell’orto, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
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“Clergy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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clergy
noun
cler·gy
ˈklər-jē 
plural clergies
: the group of religious officials (as priests, ministers, or rabbis) specially prepared and authorized to conduct religious services
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