clergy
- noun (n)
Meaning: ministry of church
Synonyms:
canonicate
canonry
cardinalate
churchpersons
clerics
conclave
deaconry
diaconate
ecclesiastics
first estate
holy order
pastorate
prelacy
priesthood
rabbinate
the cloth
the desk
the pulpit
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