pastorate, conclave, priesthood, prelacy, ministry, the cloth, holy orders
No.
Not exactly. It is a position within clergy, though.
Parishioner
Clergy
In addition to the appointed minister, there are various other types of church officials:e.g.bellringerchurch clerk/secretarychurchwardencuratedeacondeaconessgrave diggernunciosacristansextonsidesmantrustee (board member)ushervergervesturer
There are no direct English synonyms for theocracy, which is a government or state run by a clergy, church, or organized religion.
Clergy is a minister. Google him to find out!
The two types of clergy were regular clergy and secular clergy. Regular clergy were those who were in monastic orders, and so were regulated by the rules of those orders; they included monks and abbots. Secular clergy were those who served the secular population; they were deacons, priests, and bishops serving the secular people, or people who were not clergy.
The clergy at the church led the congregation in a prayer service.
The collective noun for clergy is "a body of clergy" or simply "the clergy." This term is used to refer to a group of religious leaders or ministers within a particular faith. Additionally, you might hear "a council of clergy" in some contexts.
Yes, the Catholic clergy.
The Cathedral Clergy was created in 1872.