Many: minister, priest, pastor, vicar, clergyman, cleric....each usually has 'shades' of differences.
The clergy at the church led the congregation in a prayer service.
How would the meaning of the excerpt be different if Kennedy had used the word idea instead of torch
One alternative word that can be used instead of "they" is "them."
The word "serf" means slave and a monk was of the clergy. They were different people with different stations in life.
An alternative word that can be used instead of "we" in an essay is "one" or "individuals."
clergy
In the 1970's there were a few different slang terms that were used instead of the word sleep. The most popular term that was used was the word crash.
The likely word is rabbi (Jewish clergy), capitalized Rabbi if used with a name.
Some examples: clergyman, priest, man of the cloth, monk, brother, man of god Many terms for clergy that formerly referred to men are now used to refer to women of the clergy also.
Small
instead of being that
How come is often used instead of why.