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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

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