clergy
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noun
(plural
clergies
)
usually treated as plural
the
body
of all people
ordain
ed for
religious
duties
, especially in the
Christian
Church
:特にキリスト教会における、宗教上の務めを任命されたすべての人の集まり
〖the ~; 集合的に; 複数扱い〗 聖職者, 僧職者, 牧師たち(↔
laity
).
e.g.
all marriages were to be solemnized by the clergy.: すべての結婚は聖職者によって挙行されるものだ。
ORIGIN
Middle English
: from
Old French
, based on
ecclesiastical
Latin
clericus
‘
clergyman
’ (see
cleric
).