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Clergy

/klˈɜrdʒi/
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(noun) A body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.

All the clergy are against the new law.
Bishops, archbishops and abbots composed the high clergy.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ is a person who is ordained for service in a Christian church.

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