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Clergy vs. Prelature

Clergy and Prelature Definitions

Clergy

The body of people ordained or recognized by a religious community as ritual or spiritual leaders. See Usage Note at collective noun.

Prelature

See prelacy.

Clergy

Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.
Today we brought together clergy from the Wiccan, Christian, New Age and Islamic traditions for an interfaith dialogue.

Prelature

Prelates in general

Clergy

The body of men set apart, by due ordination, to the service of God, in the Christian church, in distinction from the laity; in England, usually restricted to the ministers of the Established Church.

Prelature

The office of a prelate
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Clergy

Learning; also, a learned profession.
Sophictry . . . rhetoric, and other cleargy.
Put their second sons to learn some clergy.

Prelature

The state or dignity of a prelate; prelacy.

Clergy

The privilege or benefit of clergy.
If convicted of a clergyable felony, he is entitled equally to his clergy after as before conviction.

Prelature

Prelates collectively

Clergy

Clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)

Prelature

The office or station of a prelate
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