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
Examples of clergy in a Sentence
Local clergy have been invited to participate in an interfaith service.
a member of the clergy
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McCall said members of the clergy would begin to patrol the Stillwell station.
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Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Survivors who were abused by people in positions of authority such as clergy, educators and law enforcement — including correctional officers — may be even more reluctant to share their stories.
—Amanda Hernandez, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Cardinals and other high-ranking clergy praying for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday evening.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Photographs of the clergy holding the sign made it into much of the media coverage of the event.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
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Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Survivors who were abused by people in positions of authority such as clergy, educators and law enforcement — including correctional officers — may be even more reluctant to share their stories.
—Amanda Hernandez, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Cardinals and other high-ranking clergy praying for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday evening.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Will that change under Trump 2.0? Love Trump or hate him, all Jews should object to his appropriation of ‘Shalom’ | Commentary
Photographs of the clergy holding the sign made it into much of the media coverage of the event.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Clergy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergy. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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clergy
noun
cler·gy
ˈklər-jē 
plural clergies
: the group of religious officials (as priests, ministers, or rabbis) specially prepared and authorized to conduct religious services
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