Local clergy have been invited to participate in an interfaith service. a member of the clergy
Recent Examples on the WebThe clergy, police, military and members of the British Broadcasting Corp. were among those in attendance, according to those who attended the meetings. Max Colchester, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 Just to manage the queue, authorities mustered 779 professional stewards from private security firms, 100 civil service volunteer marshals, 30 clergy, 10 members of the Red Cross and hundreds of other volunteers. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Conner has served in the estate clergy position since 1998, and spoke at Prince Philip's memorial service earlier this year, per the late royal's request. Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2022 Bishops are lay clergy who oversee local congregations for a few years at a time in a rotating role reserved only for men in the faith known widely as the Mormon church.Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Officials ordered clergy in Germany, Italy and England to beg God for forgiveness and pray for the deliverance of rain. John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 To make things even more troubling, just like in the movie, the morals of these real life clergy are just as questionable. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The clergy’s authority — there are eight members, including Potapov as the head priest — has waned in her eyes. Mariya Manzhos, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The university added language explicitly requiring new hires to waive clergy confidentiality on matters related to employment standards. And David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English clergie, from Anglo-French, from clerc clergyman