clergy
nounEtymology
From Middle English clergie (attested in the 13th century), from Old French clergie (“learned men”), from Late Latin clēricātus, from Latin clēricus (“one ordained for religious services”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “of the clergy”). Equivalent to cleric + -ate.
- derived from κληρικός
- derived from clēricus
- derived from clēricātus
- derived from clergie
- inherited from clergie
Definitions
A body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.
- Today we brought together clergy from the Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox, and Reformed traditions for ecumenical dialogue.
- After years of debate, hundreds of United Methodists from all over the world gathered in St. Louis last week to settle the denomination’s stance on LGBT clergy and same-sex weddings.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at clergy. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at clergy. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at clergy
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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