The meaning of Clergies

Clergies – definition

noun
The body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the christian church.
Usage examples:
All marriages were to be solemnized by the clergy
Synonims:
Clergymen Clergywomen Churchmen Churchwomen Clerics Priests Ecclesiastics Men/women of god Men/women of the cloth Ministry Priesthood Holy orders The church The cloth First estate

Clergies translation into English

Clergies: translate from English into Chinese

神职人员, 牧师, 教士

Clergies: translate from English into Dutch

Geestelijken, Geestelijkheid

Clergies: translate from English into French

Les clergés, Clergé, Membre du clergé, Prêtre, Pasteur

Clergies: translate from English into German

Geistliche, Klerus, Geistlichkeit, Geistlicher

Clergies: translate from English into Hindi

पादरी, याजकगण

Clergies: translate from English into Italian

Clero

Clergies: translate from English into Korean

성직자, 성직, 성직자들

Clergies: translate from English into Russian

Духовенство, Священники, Клир

Clergies: translate from English into Spanish

Clérigos, Clero, Clerecía, Iglesia

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French, based on ecclesiastical Latin clericus ‘clergyman’ (see cleric).

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Clergies synonims

churchmen

noun
A male member of the christian clergy or of a church.
Usage examples:
Or perhaps the remark was a mere evasion, a way of saying politely to a prominent churchman that af…

noun
A man who is actively involved in the church, especially as a priest or other official

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churchwomen

noun
A female member of the christian clergy or of a church.
Usage examples:
‘we have tried not to focus just on our sisters,’ she said, referring to the widely known churchwom…

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clergymen

noun
A male priest, minister, or religious leader, especially a christian one.
Usage examples:
The reverand has been for a quarter of a century a clergyman in hampshire.

noun
A member of the clergy

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clergywomen

noun
A female priest, minister, or religious leader, especially a christian one.
Usage examples:
The preacher of the day on tuesday was a prominent methodist clergywoman.

noun
A member of the clergy

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clerics

noun
A priest or religious leader, especially a christian or muslim one.
Usage examples:
Based on what you just got through saying, the senior clerics have no use for this guy.

noun
A religious leader; a member of the clergy
Usage examples:
The committee was composed of jewish, catholic, protestant, and muslim clerics.

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ecclesiastics

noun
A priest or member of the clergy.
Usage examples:
Frequently visited by princes and high ecclesiastics, the monastery soon became famous.

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ministry

noun
(in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister.
Usage examples:
The ministry of defence

noun
A government department led by a minister
Usage examples:
All the ministries were represented at the meeting – justice, foreign affairs, economic affairs, an…

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priesthood

noun
The office or position of a priest.
Usage examples:
The ordination of women to the priesthood

noun
The position of being a priest
Usage examples:
He entered the priesthood after three years of study.

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priests

noun
An ordained minister of the catholic, orthodox, or anglican church, authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments.
Usage examples:
The priest celebrated mass at a small altar off the north transept

verb
Ordain to the priesthood.
Usage examples:
He was made deacon in 1990 and priested in 1994

noun
A person, usually a man, who has been trained to perform religious duties in some christian churches, esp. the roman catholic church, or a person with particular duties in some other religions
Usage examples:
A catholic priest

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