Clergy

Etymology
Attested in the 13th Century ; from clergie, from clergié:, from  clericatus:, from  clericus:, from  κληρικός:.

Noun

 * 1) Body of persons, such as ministers, priests and rabbis, who are trained and ordained for religious service.

Derived terms

 * clergyman

Related terms

 * cleric
 * clerical
 * clerk

Translations

 * Croatian:, svećenstvo
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: κλήρος [ˈkli.ro̞s], ιερατείο [i.e̞.ra.ˈti.o̞]
 * Hungarian: papság


 * Italian:
 * Maltese: kleru
 * Polish: duchowieństwo
 * Russian: духовенство
 * Serbian: sveštenstvo
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: prästerskap