英语词汇“clergy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

In the Christian church, the clergy is the entire class of religious officials, from priests to pastors to bishops and beyond. If you have a sense that your life path lies in helping others practice their faith, you should go into the clergy

Clergy comes from the word clerk, which in turn comes from cleric. If the only clerks you think of are those that work in shoe stores, think of it this way: when you join the ministry of a church, the idea is that you serve the church. Clergy is the word for all of the clerics combined, and is paired with the laity, which are all the people in the church who aren't in the clergy.

WORD FAMILY

clergy: clergies

USAGE EXAMPLES

As a clergy person I’m inclined to see more than just team loyalty.

Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)

The clergy’s stance, however, hasn’t stopped Muslims across the country from joining the throngs of Americans shopping, decorating and cooking this season.

Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016)

Dozens of interviews with clergy and faithful show both sides wish for a positive outcome to the current talks.

Reuters(Dec 23, 2016)

n in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)

Ant|Hypo|Hyper

laity, temporalty

in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy

pastorate

pastors collectively

prelacy, prelature

prelates collectively

cardinalate

cardinals collectively

priesthood

the body of ordained religious practitioners

单词	clergy
释义	clergy (once / 341 pages) n In the Christian church, the clergy is the entire class of religious officials, from priests to pastors to bishops and beyond. If you have a sense that your life path lies in helping others practice their faith, you should go into the clergy Clergy comes from the word clerk, which in turn comes from cleric. If the only clerks you think of are those that work in shoe stores, think of it this way: when you join the ministry of a church, the idea is that you serve the church. Clergy is the word for all of the clerics combined, and is paired with the laity, which are all the people in the church who aren't in the clergy. WORD FAMILY clergy: clergies USAGE EXAMPLES As a clergy person I’m inclined to see more than just team loyalty. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The clergy’s stance, however, hasn’t stopped Muslims across the country from joining the throngs of Americans shopping, decorating and cooking this season. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) Dozens of interviews with clergy and faithful show both sides wish for a positive outcome to the current talks. Reuters(Dec 23, 2016) n in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper laity, temporalty in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy pastorate pastors collectively prelacy, prelature prelates collectively cardinalate cardinals collectively priesthood the body of ordained religious practitioners
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