concrete. The clerical order; the body of men set apart by ordination for religious service in the… construed as collective plural.
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| 释义 | society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > [noun] > collective (12) clergyc1275 concrete. The clerical order; the body of men set apart by ordination for religious service in the… construed as collective plural. clerkshipc1275 The clerical order, the clergy. Obsolete. rare. churchc1400 Frequently (esp. in later use) with capital initial. With the. The clerical profession or vocation; the ministry. Frequently in to go into (also en… spiritualtya1402 Spiritual or ecclesiastical people considered as a class or estate (estate, n. 6a) within the body politic; the clergy; = spirituality, n. 3. Now… spiritualc1410 As a mass noun. Religious or ecclesiastical people considered collectively as a body; the clergy; = spirituality, n. 3a. Obsolete. spritualitya1450 The church or its jurisdiction; the spiritual or ecclesiastical realm (cf. spirituality, n. 1b). Also: spiritual or ecclesiastical people… spirituality1525 Frequently with the. Spiritual or ecclesiastical people considered as a class or estate (estate, n. 6a) within the body politic; the clergy. Now… spiritalty1534 The clergy considered as a body; the ecclesiastical establishment. Cf. spirituality, n. 3a spiritualty, n. 4. ministry1566 In ecclesiastical use. The ministers of a particular church or religious community regarded collectively; the clergy. cloth1656 esp. applied to the profession of a clergyman or minister of religion. crape1682 In the 18th cent., ‘a sort of thin worsted stuff, of which the dress of the clergy is sometimes made’ (Bailey 1755); hence, sometimes put for those… clericalty1860 Clerical order, clergy. |
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