concrete. The clerical order; the body of men set apart by ordination for religious service in the… construed as collective plural.
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| 释义 | society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > [noun] > priests collectively (7) clergyc1275 concrete. The clerical order; the body of men set apart by ordination for religious service in the… construed as collective plural. priesthoodc1384 Priests collectively; a body of priests. Also figurative. discreetnessa1450 A company of priests. Cf. discretion, n. 6. Obsolete. rare. discretion1486 A company of priests. Cf. discreetness, n. 1. Obsolete. rare. sacerdosa1592 The Latin word for ‘priest’; in quot. 1592 used as a plural. priestery1650 Priests collectively. sacerdotage1860 Derisively used for: The sacerdotal order, or the partisans of sacerdotalism. |
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