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語源

From 中期英語 clergie (attested in the 13th century), from Old French clergie (“learned men”), from Late Latin clēricātus, from Latin clēricus (“one ordained for religious services”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “of the clergy”). Equivalent to cleric +‎ -ate.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈklɜːdʒi/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈklɝd͡ʒi/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒi

名詞

clergy (usually uncountable, plural clergies)

1. A body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.

   Synonyms: first estate, spiritualty, third sex; see also Thesaurus:clergy

   Today we brought together clergy from the Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox, and Reformed traditions for ecumenical dialogue.

   • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

     Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.

   • 2019 March 3, Dakin Andone, “Fractured after vote against LGBT clergy, weddings, United Methodists face possible split”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 20 November 2023:

     After years of debate, hundreds of United Methodists from all over the world gathered in St. Louis last week to settle the denomination’s stance on LGBT clergy and same-sex weddings.

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参照

• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “clergy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.