plural clergies
1
: a group ordained to perform pastoral or sacerdotal functions in a Christian church
Members of the clergy have been invited to participate in an interfaith service.
2
: the official or sacerdotal class of a non-Christian religion
Buddhist clergy
Examples of clergy in a Sentence
Local clergy have been invited to participate in an interfaith service.
a member of the clergy
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In his ruling, Cogan also partly denied the administration's motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Haitian immigrants with TPS, a labor union and a clergy group with TPS beneficiaries.
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Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald, Arkansas Online, 20 July 2025
In his ruling, Cogan also partly denied the administration’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Haitian immigrants with TPS, a labor union and a clergy group with TPS beneficiaries.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 July 2025
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francis joined the Catholic priesthood at 18 and rose up the ranks of the Argentine clergy.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
The clergy group said the Black Church, born in the crucible of oppression, must never mimic the very spirit of exclusion that once rejected its community.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
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Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald, Arkansas Online, 20 July 2025
In his ruling, Cogan also partly denied the administration’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Haitian immigrants with TPS, a labor union and a clergy group with TPS beneficiaries.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 July 2025
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francis joined the Catholic priesthood at 18 and rose up the ranks of the Argentine clergy.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
The clergy group said the Black Church, born in the crucible of oppression, must never mimic the very spirit of exclusion that once rejected its community.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
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“Clergy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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clergy
noun
cler·gy
ˈklər-jē 
plural clergies
: the group of religious officials (as priests, ministers, or rabbis) specially prepared and authorized to conduct religious services
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