请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 clergy
释义

clergy

noun

cler·​gy ˈklər-jē How to pronounce clergy (audio)
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

Synonyms

  • church
  • cloth
  • first estate
  • ministry
  • spirituality
  • spiritualty
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Local clergy have been invited to participate in an interfaith service. a member of the clergy
Recent Examples on the Web The clergy, police, military and members of the British Broadcasting Corp. were among those in attendance, according to those who attended the meetings. Max Colchester, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 Just to manage the queue, authorities mustered 779 professional stewards from private security firms, 100 civil service volunteer marshals, 30 clergy, 10 members of the Red Cross and hundreds of other volunteers. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Conner has served in the estate clergy position since 1998, and spoke at Prince Philip's memorial service earlier this year, per the late royal's request. Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2022 Bishops are lay clergy who oversee local congregations for a few years at a time in a rotating role reserved only for men in the faith known widely as the Mormon church. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Officials ordered clergy in Germany, Italy and England to beg God for forgiveness and pray for the deliverance of rain. John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 To make things even more troubling, just like in the movie, the morals of these real life clergy are just as questionable. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The clergy’s authority — there are eight members, including Potapov as the head priest — has waned in her eyes. Mariya Manzhos, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The university added language explicitly requiring new hires to waive clergy confidentiality on matters related to employment standards. And David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English clergie, from Anglo-French, from clerc clergyman

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

clergy

noun

cler·​gy ˈklər-jē How to pronounce clergy (audio)
plural clergies
: the group of religious officials (as priests, ministers, and rabbis) specially prepared and authorized to lead religious services

clergy

noun

as in church
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church when people find out she's a member of the clergy, they suddenly change their manner

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • church
  • episcopate
  • priesthood
  • spirituality
  • ministry
  • hierarchy
  • spiritualty
  • presbytery
  • cloth
  • diaconate
  • first estate
  • clerkship
  • monkhood

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • laity
随便看

 

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/11 7:23:29