clergies
Meaning of clergies
plural noun
- the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.
all marriages were to be solemnized by the clergy
Middle English: from Old French, based on ecclesiastical Latin clericus ‘clergyman’ (see cleric).
Information about clergies
- It is a name.
- The singular form of clergies is: clergy.
- Languages in which clergies is used:
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Hyphenation of clergies
cler-gies
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- clergies is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
clergies synonyms
Meaning a male priest, minister, or religious leader, especially a Christian one:
Meaning a female priest, minister, or religious leader, especially a Christian one:
Meaning a male member of the Christian clergy or of a Church:
Meaning a female member of the Christian clergy or of a Church:
Meaning a priest or religious leader, especially a Christian or Muslim one:
Meaning an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments:
Meaning a priest or member of the clergy:
Meaning (in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister:
Meaning the office or position of a priest:
clergies antonyms
Meaning lay people, as distinct from the clergy:
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