单词 | clergy |
释义 | clergy —clergylike, adj. /klerr"jee/, n. , pl. clergies. the group or body of ordained persons in a religion, as distinguished from the laity. [1175-1225; ME clerge, clergie < OF clergé ( < LL clericatus office of a priest; see CLERIC, -ATE3), clergie, equiv. to clerc CLERIC + -ie -Y3, with -g- after clergé] Usage. See collective noun. |
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