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Clergy synonyms

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priesthood
The character, office, or vocation of a priest.
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  1. The character, office, or vocation of a priest.
  2. The clergy.
prelacy
Prelates considered as a group.
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  1. Prelates considered as a group.
  2. The office or rank of a prelate
  3. Church government administrated by prelates.
pastorate
The whole body of pastors or a specific group of these
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  1. The whole body of pastors or a specific group of these
  2. The office, rank, or jurisdiction of a pastor.
  3. The position, rank, or duties of a pastor
Find another word for clergy. In this page you can discover 4 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for clergy, like: priesthood, prelacy, pastorate and ministry.

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  • The clergy left the matter to the tsar's own decision.

  • The total personnel of state-paid Roman Catholic clergy amounted in 1903 to 36,169.

  • "The rule of dissolute bishops, and the example of a turbulent and immoral clergy, had poisoned the morals of the city.

  • I'm sure there are exceptions, but for the most part, I think people do just as well with their clergy or a friend — though maybe not as fast.

  • As archbishop of Toledo he exerted himself to protect the clergy from the obligation to pay the excises or octroi duties known as "the millions" and thereby helped to perpetuate the financial embarrassments of the government.

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