clergé — meaning in English
French → English · translate English → French instead
English meaning
- clergy noun People who are formally trained and ordained to lead religious services, such as priests, ministers, and rabbis.
- priesthood noun The office, role, or status of being a priest.
Senses
clergé is used for these senses in English:
- clergy Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.
- priesthood The role or office of a priest.
- priesthood Priests as a group.
- priesthood Authority to act in the name of God or the divine in general.
priesthood — full definition
- noun The office, role, or status of being a priest.
- noun Priests considered together as a body or institution.