CLERGY


Meaning of CLERGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklər-jē ]

noun

( plural clergies )

Etymology: Middle English clergie, from Anglo-French, from clerc clergyman

Date: 13th century

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.