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Etymology
Old English cleric < L. clericus#Latin|cl�ricus < Ancient Greek polytonic|κλη�ικ�� (kl�rikos) < polytonic|κλ��ο� (kl�ros) "a casting lots, drawing lots", (Eur.; many officers at Athens obtained their offices by lot, as opp. to election [Liddell and Scott])

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /'kl�ɾ�I/
audio|en-us-clergy.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d�i|-��(r)d�i

Noun
en-noun|clerg|ies

1. People, such as ministers, priests and rabbis, who are trained to officiate at religious ceremonies and services.

Translations
trans-top|people trained to officiate at religious ceremonies and services
Czech: duchovenstvo n
Finnish: papisto
French: clergé
Greek: κλή�ο� [�kli.ro�s] m, ιε�α�είο [i.e�.ra.�ti.o�] n
Italian: clero m
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Polish: duchowie�stwo n
Serbian: sveštenstvo n, duhovnstvo n
Spanish: clero m
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Derived terms
clergyman

See also
cleric

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