Synonyms for clergy
ˈklɜr dʒicler·gy

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1. clergynoun

   in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)

   Antonyms:
   temporalty, laity

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1. • Priesthood

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1. clergynoun

   Synonyms:
   ministers, clergymen, CLOTH, body of ecclesiastics (in distinction from the laity)

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1. clergynoun

   Synonyms:
   ministers, the cloth, ecclesiastics, clergymen, clerisy

   Antonyms:
   laity

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1. List of paraphrases for "clergy":

   clerics, priests, clergymen, priesthood, clergies, cleric, ecclesiastical, cloth, clerical

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1. Carl Sagan:

   A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.

2. Commissioner William Evans:

   His family's with him, the clergy has been here and ... let's pray for him.

3. Russell Moore:

   Several years ago when I would raise this issue there was a sense of invulnerability, a church member might say that clergy abuse is a Catholic Church problem, or that it never happens in The Catholic Church. I very rarely hear that now.

4. Benjamin Jowett:

   You must believe in God in spite of what the clergy say.

5. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

   In Harris County there was a deputy sheriff who was shot 15 times -- 15 times, while he was filling up his gas tank. Why? Because the sheriff there said they believe that the suspect that went after him did so just because he was in uniform, in our society we need leaders, not just in elected office, we need clergy and business and other leaders in our community to say enough is enough.