as in church
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church
when people find out she's a member of the clergy, they suddenly change their manner
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Eulogies were given by clergy members, who were unlikely to have known the deceased as well as their relatives and friends, and could inadvertently make mistakes — misattributing specific virtues, for example.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Multiple people had been executed for refusing to accept these terms, among them Cromwell’s erstwhile rival Thomas More and various members of the clergy.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
But political bases are ever fluid in this town, and Johnson easily clinched the Black vote in the runoff despite Wilson’s legion of Black clergy and an array of South and West Side aldermen falling behind his opponent, Paul Vallas.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
In a statement, the diocese encouraged anyone who experienced abuse by clergy or others working or volunteering for Catholic parishes or schools in Delaware to contact authorities.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Multiple people had been executed for refusing to accept these terms, among them Cromwell’s erstwhile rival Thomas More and various members of the clergy.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
But political bases are ever fluid in this town, and Johnson easily clinched the Black vote in the runoff despite Wilson’s legion of Black clergy and an array of South and West Side aldermen falling behind his opponent, Paul Vallas.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
In a statement, the diocese encouraged anyone who experienced abuse by clergy or others working or volunteering for Catholic parishes or schools in Delaware to contact authorities.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Clergy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clergy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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