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clergy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of clergy

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 of clergy

church, cloth, first estate, ministry, spirituality, spiritualty
Words Related to clergy

diaconate, episcopate, hierarchy, presbytery

clerkship, monkhood, priesthood
Antonyms of clergy

laity

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