Meaning & use
clergy
People who are ordained for religious duties, such as priests, ministers, imams, or rabbis, considered as a group.
See it in a sentence
Members of the clergy from several faiths attended the community memorial service.
The clergy met to discuss how the church should respond to the crisis.
A note on using this word
"Clergy" is a collective noun and typically takes a plural verb, as in "the clergy are gathering."
Words with a similar meaning
clergymenministers
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Words with an opposite meaning
laity
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