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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'clergy' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions clergy noun (clerg, ies) People, such as ministers, priests and rabbis, who are trained to officiate at religious ceremonies and services. Translations:  French: clergé Italian: clero (trans-mid) Spanish: clero (trans-bottom) Etymology: Old English cleric < clericusLatin, clÄricus < Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) (klÄrikos) < (polytonic, á) (klÄros) "a casting lots, drawing lots", (Eur.; many officers at Athens obtained their offices by lot, as opp. to election Liddell and Scott)        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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