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clergy

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Main Entry: cler·gy
Pronunciation: 'kl&r-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural clergies
Etymology: Middle English clergie, from Anglo-French, from clerc clergyman
1 : a group ordained to perform pastoral or sacerdotal functions in a Christian church
2 : the official or sacerdotal class of a non-Christian religion