clergy

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Attested in the 13th Century CE; from clergie, from Old French clergié (learned men), from Latin clericatus, from Latin clericus (one ordained for religious services), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikos, of the clergy).

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clergy (plural clergies)

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

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  • clergy” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).