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/ˈklɜːdʒi/ · clér·gy
noun
- The collective body of ordained ministers, priests, rabbis, imams, and other religious officials. The interfaith summit brought together clergy from Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism.
- An individual member of that body; a person who has been ordained for religious service. After years of study, she was finally accepted into the clergy as a pastor.
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Did you know? In medieval Europe, the word ‘clergy’ originally meant any literate person, because literacy was largely confined to those serving the church.