English noun: clergy | |||
| 1. | clergy (group) in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | priesthood | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cardinalate, pastorate, prelacy, prelature | ||
| Member holonym | clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend | ||
| Antonyms | laity, temporalty | ||