clergy /klûrˈji/

1. The ministers of the Christian or other religion collectively, as holders of an allotted office, opp to laity
2. Learning, education (archaic)

clerˈgyable or clerˈgiable adjective

Entitled to or admitting of the benefit of clergy

clerˈgyman noun

One of the clergy, a regularly ordained minister

clergyman's knee noun

Inflammation of the bursa above the bony prominence below the knee caused by prolonged kneeling

clergyman's sore throat noun

Chronic pharyngitis

clerˈgywoman noun

1. A woman who is a minister of religion
2. A woman belonging to a clergyman's family (facetious)

benefit of clergy see under benefit

black clergy

In Russia, all the regular or monastic, as distinct from the secular or parochial, clergy

lay³ /lā/

1. Of or relating to people who are not members of the clergy
2. Non-professional
3. Not trumps (cards)

1. The laity
2. A layman (obsolete)

laic /lāˈik/ adjective

Lay

A layman

lāˈical adjective

lāicˈity noun

1. The state of being lay
2. The nature of the laity
3. The influence of the laity

lāicizāˈtion or lāicisāˈtion noun

laicize or laicise /lāˈi-sīz/ transitive verb

1. To make laical
2. To open to the laity

lāˈity noun

1. The people as distinguished from some particular profession, usu the clerical
2. (usu with cap) specif one of the three divisions within the General Synod of the Church of England, the others being the Bishops and the Clergy

lay baptism noun

Baptism administered by a layman

lay brother or lay sister noun

A person under vows of celibacy and obedience, who serves a religious house, but is exempt from the studies and choir duties of monks or nuns

lay clerk noun

A singer in the choir of an Anglican cathedral, etc

lay communion noun

The state of being in the communion of the church as a layman

layˈman noun

1. One of the laity
2. A non-professional person
3. Someone who is not an expert

layˈperson noun

lay reader noun

(in some branches of the Anglican communion) a man or woman who is not ordained but is licensed by a bishop to undertake a range of ecclesiastical duties

lay sister see lay brother above.

lay vicar noun

A layman who is vicar-choral in an Anglican cathedral

layˈwoman noun

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